STK-ID 54692

Various shots of woman latching blade on to end of long bamboo pole, she uses it to cut down banana leaves (1:30). Shots of women and children sitting in grass preparing doba (banana leaves stripped and gathered together in bundles), scraping and fraying banana leaves, with huts of Kaibola village in background, CUs of process, CSs and CUs of them assembling bundles and fiber skirts (10:15). Various shots of younger women of tribe, participating in ceremony, exchanging colourful grass skirts and bundles with older women, most are bare breasted (3:20).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Femmes :une histoire inédite
Location
Trobriand Islands
Year
1995
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
Super 16mm color neg, 16mm eastman color neg
Aspect ratio
LETTERBOX, 4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486