Gilbert Islands, Onotoa (Micronesians) -- String Figures
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.782; E00884
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 (8 minutes, black-and-white 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: two men create fourteen different configurations by holding string between their outstretched hands. Some of the figures develop from previous ones and some are of magical and religious significance. Most are repeated for better understanding.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Onotoa ; Oceania; Micronesians