KOITA DANCE

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 21488).

Synopsis

ACTUALITY. Dance performed by men and women of the Koita tribe, Papua. In the background a boy tries to shin up a greasy pole (46ft) Note: Almost certainly filmed at the "durbar" of the Central Division tribes organised by Capt. Francis Rickman Barton at Port Moresby in 1904.

 

Titles

  • KOITA DANCE
 

Technical Data

Year:
1904
Running Time:
.3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
46 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Company
Gaumont Company
 

Countries