Gilbert Islands, Onotoa (Micronesians) -- Making a Kite
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.778; E00831
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 (10 minutes, color 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: a man from the atoll Onotoa builds the framework for a kite from pre-weighed sticks and binds them together with coconut leaf stems. This frame is covered with thin strips of pandanus leaves. The finished kite is attached to a string of thin coconut fiber cord and is flown.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Onotoa ; Oceania; Micronesians