Women of Aibom: in the time before before

The making of clay pots is very important for the women of Aibom. Itm is their means of barter for the food which is grown in other villages. The methods of making, decorating and firing the pots are shown.

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Credits

production company

Department of Information and Extension Services

director

Boris Cook

Duration

00:25:12:00

Production places

Papua New Guinea

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323159

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Papua New Guinea

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic policy

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Papua New Guinea

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Papua New Guinea

Short films

Short films → Short films - Papua New Guinea

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Papua New Guinea, 1965

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