TRADITIONAL SAMOA FILMS NO. 6 : BBC EDIT 2

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 366010).

Synopsis

The making of taufolo from bread-fruit. Women make thatch panels from sugar cane leaf. Making of cord from strands from a coconut husk. Old men plait the cord. Cooking of cuttlefish (or small octopus) in its own ink. Thatched panels are put in to position. Canoes. Preparation of Palusami from the leaves of the Taro plant. Fish-fencing. Husking of coconuts. Basket making. Goggle fishing. Making of the drink Kava. A matai tufunga (master carpenter) carving house posts. House timbers are lashed together with coconut coir cord. Skinning bananas. Cooking roast pig and cuttle fish. More house building.

Two sequences are back to front or up side down! Detailed commentary in donor file and on "Traditional Samoa films nos. 4 - 8 Commentary" audio cassette. Material from films nos. 1-4 and 9-13 was used in nos. 5-7.

 

Titles

  • TRADITIONAL SAMOA FILMS NO. 6 : BBC EDIT 2
 

Technical Data

Year:
1959
Running Time:
28 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
1000 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Editor
BBC
Photography
MILNER, George B.
 

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