Growing up in New Guinea

Australia, 1965

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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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Credits

production company

Text Book Films

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

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

History → Papua New Guinea - History

History → Society, Primitive

People → Indigenous peoples

Places → Papua New Guinea

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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