Gilbert Islands, Tabiteuea (Micronesians) -- Knotting a Reed Grass Skirt
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.790; E00827
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 (7 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: a girl from the atoll Tabiteuea collects reed grass (Cyperus laevigatus) from a salt-water pond. Back in the village her mother prepares the grass and then knots clusters of the grass together with a double strand of coconut fiber cord. The finished skirt is combed and the daughter models it while her mother cuts the grass to the desired length.
Legacy Keywords: Kiribati ; Gilbert Islands, Tabiteuea ; Oceania; Micronesians