Robert Charlton films of Papua New Guinea music
name: label: Creator
content: Charlton, Robert
label: Names
content: Roberts, Christopher, 1956-
place: label: Place
content: Oceania
label: Place
content: Papua New Guinea
topic: label: Topic
content: Music
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Bechtel Group, Inc. in 1990.
creator: label: Creator
content: Charlton, Robert
setName: label: See more items in
content: Robert Charlton films of Papua New Guinea music
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1990.20
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Sound films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Collection consists of the films SONGS OF A DISTANT JUNGLE and SONGS FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA, as well as outtakes. The films document the work of a musician from the Juilliard School, Christopher Roberts, recording, documenting, and preserving traditional music throughout Papua New Guinea. Collection includes sound recordings.

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