Can three of 16mm film by Oskar Speck

Photographer Oskar Speck (1907 - 1993)

Date1938-1939

Object numberANMS0547[003]

NameFilm

MediumCellulose acetate reel of film 1.5 Acetate (measured by NFSA)

ClassificationsAudio visual material

Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest

Terms

Papua New Guinea

DescriptionBeach and shore scenes Papua New Guinea, with close up shots of the local women and the huts on stilts. 00:01 Carved wooden pole on rocky outcrop. 00:03 Beach with canoes in shade of palm trees. 00:22 Beach and palm trees shot from the other direction. 00:31 Small hut with remains of a camp fire out the front. 00:38 Beach with canoe on shore and mountains in the background. 00:44 Rocky shoreline. 00:50 Shells (?) drying on a bed of grass. 00:54 Shore, looking out over the water to rock formations off shore. 01:00 Shallow water. 01:10 Three men, in loincloths, sitting on the side of a canoe, on the beach. A second smaller canoe with a sail is visible behind them. 01:19 Close up shot of a woman, who wears a necklace and hairnet. 01:40 Close up shot of another Islander (underexposed film/hard to see the details). 01:45 Beach with headland in the background, on the right. 01:49 Beach, with lens flare. 01:53 Small hut, on stilts and a thatched roof (which the camera tilts up to capture). 02:13 Four women sitting on a small deck, beneath the hut. 02:23 Shot of three huts on stilts. 02:29 Close up of hut. 02:32 Several horned skulls placed around a small tree. 02:36 Looking up at a corner of the hut (the internal construction is visible). 02:41 Close up of the carved door of the hut. 02:45 Close up of carved roof timbre of the hut. 02:48 Close up of girl, aged about 10. 03:05 Beach. 03:12 Another beach with a canoe on the sand in the foreground. 03:15 four men dragging a canoe with a fishing basket, onto shore. 03:45 A male youth removes catches from the fishing basket. 03:49 Beach with a kayak in the foreground (Speck’s?). A sail is visible on the water, on the horizon. 04:06 Columned, white building with landscaped gardens and (small) palms. People are walking around. 04:17 End of film.