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Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

AU ANUA 695
Series
1972 - 1974

These films were recorded by Christensen in the area of the Wahgi Valley of Papua New Guinea, near the Department of PreHistory's excavations at Kuk, led by Dr Jack Golson. These films depict traditional methods of tool making, cooking, farming, and hunting, as well as funerary rites and other rituals.

Films were numbered and arranged according to information recorded on film boxes and cans. Since being digitised and being able to be viewed, the original order is no longer helpful, and films should be grouped as follows:

Axe making:
ANUA 695-2 (part 1)
ANUA 695-9 (part 2)
ANUA 695-18 (part 3)
ANUA 695-20 (part 4)
ANUA 695-11 (part 5)
ANUA 695-1 (part 6)

Axe use:
ANUA 695-22 (part 1)
ANUA 695-26 (part 2)
ANUA 695-19 (part 3)
ANUA 695-3 (part 4)

Bark cloth:
ANUA 695-4 (part 1)
ANUA 695-24 (part 2)
ANUA 695-23 (part 3)

Stone core:
ANUA 695-6 (part 1)
ANUA 695-28 (part 2)

Pandanus:
ANUA 695-14 (part 1)
ANUA 695-10 (part 2)

Funeral:
ANUA 695-12 (part 1)
ANUA 695-27 (part 2)

John Doa's Funeral (pig killing)
ANUA 695-17 (part 1)
ANUA 695-15 (part 2)

Quarrying:
ANUA 695-21 (part 1)
ANUA 695-29 (part 2)

Axe Socket:
ANUA 695-30 (part 1)
ANUA 695-25 (part 2)

Film items ANUA 695-5 and 13 are concerned with stone flakes, but are not specified as being a part of a series. Film items ANUA 695-7, 16, and 35 involve the use of stone axes, but are not specified as being a part of a series. Item ANUA 695-8 includes film of sewing a pandanus mat, trimming an axeblank, and collecting flaking stone.

Christensen, Ole A.

Man demonstrating the use of a stone axe, stripping bark, felling branches and preparing timber

AU ANUA 695-35
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Roll 27" as written on the exterior of the film can. Also labelled "ANU untitled B&W with print."

Roll 22

AU ANUA 695-34
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Roll 15

AU ANUA 695-33
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Roll 14

AU ANUA 695-32
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

A.N. University roll 4

AU ANUA 695-31
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Noted on film can "1x16mm black & white print"

Abiamp: Young men quarrying axe stone (Quarrying - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-29
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "29" as written on the exterior of the film box. Also noted "Christensen 100 plus x B&W."

Man in headdress cutting cane and making axe socket (Axe Socket - Part 1)

AU ANUA 695-30
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "30" as written on the exterior of the film box. Also noted "Christensen 100 plus x B&W."

Abiamp: Chipping axe blank (Stone Core - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-28
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "28" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Koipaka funeral at Manim Creek: Part 2 (Funeral - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-27
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Making socket and handle for stone axe. Sharpening spear" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Old Kopi Man: Making axe socket. Adzing scenes (Axe use - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-26
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Making axe socket. Adzing scenes" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Man cutting handle & socket basic with stone axe. (Axe Socket - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-25
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Old Roni man cutting handle & socket basic with steel axe. Also cutting & stripping fig bark" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Mak making bark cloth (Bark Cloth - Part 2)

AU ANUA 695-24
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Bark cloth" as written on the exterior of the film can. Additional notes not legible.

Mak making bark cloth and sewing a hat (Bark Cloth - Part 3)

AU ANUA 695-23
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Making palm thread and sewing hut" as written on the exterior of the film box. Also noted "Bad focusing."

Old Kopi Man: leaving house, goes to bush to collect inner bark fibre from fig. Begins binding and axe haft (Axe use - Part 1)

AU ANUA 695-22
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Funeral at Koibika" as written on the exterior of the film box. Also noted on box "Shows man with no finger also."

Abiamp: Old men quarrying axe stone (Quarrying - Part 1)

AU ANUA 695-21
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Clearing for house. Quarrying (throwing)" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Abiamp: two different men demonstrating different styles of axe hafting (Axe Making - Part 4)

AU ANUA 695-20
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Attaching axe & socket to handle" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Old Kopi Man: axe hafting, bamboo and rattan splitting (Axe use - Part 3)

AU ANUA 695-19
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Old Kopi man making axe handle & stripping rattan" as written on the exterior of the film box.

Stone axe head polishing (Axe Making - Part 3)

AU ANUA 695-18
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Axe polishing" as written on the exterior of the film box.

John Doa's Funeral Part 1: Pig Killing [GRAPHIC WARNING] (Pig Kill - Part 1)

AU ANUA 695-17
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Pigs and head bashing, singeing and cooking pits" as written on the exterior of the film box. Also noted on box "exposed."

Cutting tree with stone axe, Manim

AU ANUA 695-16
Item
circa 1972-1974

Part of Christensen ethnographic films of Papua New Guinea

Originally titled "Cutting tree with stone axe, Manim" as written on the exterior of the film box. Additional handwritten notes present but illegible.

John Doa's Funeral Part 2: Pig Killing, Singeing and Butchering [GRAPHIC WARNING] (Pig Kill - Part 2)