Malekula (1975.1.1 - 21)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1975.1.1 - 21
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Müller, Kal, 1939-
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content: Kal Muller films and photographs of Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
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content: Kal Muller films and photographs of Vanuatu (New Hebrides) / Series 1: Malekula films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (34 minutes, color silent; 1,213 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1974
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 1971 among the Nambas of Amok village, northwest central Malekula. This is one of several regions on Malekula Known as "Big Nambas", a reference to the number of Nambas in these areas and to the male genital cover--"Big Nambas" meaning that more things are wrapped arounf the genitals than is found among other Nambas. Footage depicts daily life in the compound of Virambat, the chief of Amok; Footage includes shots of children at play in a government school yard; women with children working in a swidden garden that has recently been burned, weeding and clearing debris; throwing trash to pigs; shots of women periodically readjusting their large wigs.