Gilbert Islands, Nonuti (Micronesians) -- Treatment of the Sick (Massage, Tooth Care)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.771; E00937
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 (6 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963
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 methods used to treat pain and sickness on the atoll of Nonuti. Back pain and abdomen pain are overcome by massage with coconut oil. The aching tooth of a patient is medicated with the tip of a leaf dipped in boiling coconut oil which cuts off the conductivity of pain to the main dental nerve.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Nonuti ; Oceania; Micronesians