Human Studies Film Archives

Guide to the National Anthropological Film Center films of Papua New Guinea, 1968-1980

Summary

Collection ID:
HSFA.1986.13PNG
Creators:
National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)
Maloney, M. Michael
Sorenson, E. Richard
Dates:
1968-1980
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
136 Film reels
color sound
16mm
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Full film record and edited film of National Anthropological Film Center research project in Fore, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
Supplementary materials: audio tapes, stills, camera log, journals, photographs.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Administration

Sponsor
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the National Anthropological Film Center in 1986.
Growing Up Fore was transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the National Anthropological Film Center in 1975, and subsequently transferred from the National Anthropological Film Center to the Archives in 1986.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation
National Anthropological Film Center films of Papua New Guinea, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Oceania Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Papua New Guinea Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Child rearing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fasts and feasts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rites and ceremonies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Subsistence economy Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound films Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Human Studies Film Archives
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