Looks at the lives the three indigenous New Guinea families through the eyes of a child from each family. The families range from stone-age primitive to partially civilised and fully civilised.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321091
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnology - Papua New Guinea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Social life and customs
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Society, Primitive
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)