Papua New Guinea
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.9
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980
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content: Laura Boulton films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (70 minutes, color silent; 2,275 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978
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: Footage shot in the Mount Hagen region of highland New Guinea at Tari and Mendi. Documentation of musical performances includes chordophone and kurupwape (panpipe) players and a drum chorus near Tari. Preparations for a provincial sing-sing at Mendi include decoration and fitting of men's wigs. Groups seen performing at the sing-sing include Huli, Kurbu, Tari, and Mendi. Footage also includes shots in the market at Tari and aerial shots over the Hagen region.

Legacy Keywords: Settlement rural Papua New Guinea ; Costume headress Papua New Guinea ; Musical instruments traditional Papua New Guinea ; Dance traditional Papua New Guinea ; Procession secular school procession Papua New Guinea ; School Mogul Community School ; Landscape aerial shots of landscape ; Instruments musical instruments ; Dance dancing demonstration ; Paint body paint