Maring Film Project
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: HSFA 1984.14.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jablonko, Allison Peters, 1936-
label: Collection Creator
content: Jablonko, Marek
setName: label: See more items in
content: Allison and Marek Jablonko collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound; 40,000 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968
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: Full film record on the Maring of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Footage documents daily life among the Funggai clan whose territory lies at the eastern end of the Simbai Valley, Madang District. Footage focuses on family life and the organization of Funggai hamlets, ritual cycles related to the kaiko dance, crops and food preparation, material crafts including bilum making and hafting stone axes, storytelling, dance, and soccer matches.