The Trobriand Islanders
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 1993.24.29
name: label: Collection Creator
content: University of California (System). Extension Media Center
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content: University of California Extension Media Center (EMC) film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound; 1,503 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film portrays primarily the ceremonial life of the people of Trobriand Islands (specifically Kiriwina Island). Villagers are shown participating in ANZAC Day ceremonies, sports, marriage feast, harvest dances, magic garden rites, collective mourning and funeral feast, and preparations for the kula. Emphasis is placed on the ceremonies and feasts as a means of redistributing yams, pigs, betel nuts, and other goods throughout the village and, ultimately, throughout the island.

Legacy Keywords: Powell, H.A. university professor ; Oceania