Gilbert Islands, Tabiteuea (Micronesians) -- Cultivation of Taro in Pits
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.798; E00858
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 (12 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963
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: demonstrates the procedures used in cultivating taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) in fresh water bogs on the atoll Tabiteuea. Very young plants are fertilized with pandanus leaves while larger taro plants are cultivated with pandanus leaves as well as humus, mud, and sand. At harvest time a three-year-old plant is cut and separated from the bulb.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Tabiteuea ; Oceania; Micronesians