Can four of 16mm film by Oskar Speck

Photographer Oskar Speck (1907 - 1993)

Date1938-1939

Object numberANMS0547[004]

NameFilm

MediumCellulose acetate reel of film

ClassificationsAudio visual material

Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest

Terms

DescriptionDepicts workers gathering building materials such as stones, making mortar and building scaffolds, Papua New Guinea. 00:01 Shots of men working in a quarry (?), sitting under shades made from ferns leafs and bamboo(?). They are using axes and hammers. 00:15 Man rolling a large stone across the ground. 00:28 Two men shovelling sand into woven baskets on shore. 00:35 Man pouring water from a hollowed tree trunk, into a pit, which two other men then mix the water with sand using hoes. 01:03 Two men, working together, carrying rocks using a pole over their shoulders. Camera pans around to the left, showing men depositing rocks from their baskets, onto a larger pile of rocks in the middle of the road. 01:40 Horse and cart, swarm of workers working around a wet pit. 01:54 Bamboo ladders and scaffolding with workers. 02:10 Man hammering a large piece of wood. 02:20 Cow with a woman standing at its head. 02:35 Bamboo ladders and scaffolding (again). 02:56 Man working a large piece of stone, with an axe. 03:37 View from the top of the scaffolding (under exposed, lard to see). 03:28 Worker with trowel, laying mortar between rocks. He wears a hat. 03:43 Large building with verandah and landscaped gardens. Shots from various angles. Showing extend of the walls. 03:56 Road/walkway, with fencing. People walking two-and-fro with baskets on their heads. 04:18 Shot of two small thatched bungalows. Shot of rock garden. 04:20 End of film.