Gilbert Islands, Nonuti and Onotoa (Micronesians) -- Hunting Rays
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.775; E00844
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 (10 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964
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: shows two scenes of ray hunting. In the western lagoon of Onotoa men swim and dive to hunt rays. When an animal has been speared it is transported home on a sailboat and is divided up on the beach. During the long excursion members of the crew shoot fish underwater with rubber slings and iron arrows. Mussels are caught on shore for immediate consumption. In the northern lagoon of Nonuti men are shown maneuvering their sailboat in the vicinity of a large stingray, and spearing it.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Nonuti and Onotoa ; Oceania; Micronesians