Ellice Islands, Niutao (Polynesians) -- Building a Sleeping House
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.845; E00409
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (51 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961
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: gives a complete overview of the 19 working days needed to build a sleeping house on Niutao. The work is initiated by the master house builder who supervises the construction. The structure is a four-post house of rectangular design which has a large gabled roof and a straight ridge. Timber is cut from the surrounding bush; individual pieces are tied together with coconut-fiber cord. The roof is made up of treated pandanus leaves.
Legacy Keywords: Tuvalu ; Ellice Islands, Niutao ; Oceania; Polynesians