Can ten of 16mm film by Oskar Speck

Photographer Oskar Speck (1907 - 1993)

Date1930s

Object numberANMS0547[010]

NameFilm

MediumCellulose acetate reel of film

ClassificationsAudio visual material

Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest

Terms

DescriptionShots of a village, beaches, spear fishing and communal eating as well as of women with children, Papua New Guinea. 00:01 Dirt road, with bamboo fencing, lined with palm trees and a hut to the right. 00:17 Small bay with large canoe in the foreground. It has a roof structure. 00:35 Willow-type tree. 00:59 Close up shots of tree flowers. 01:10 Four or five children eating from a large communal bowl. 01:50 Two men working on a small pier with two canoes in the water. 02:12 Beach. 02:25 Beach (different shot). 02:30 Speared fish with a long thin body. 02:50 Man wading into water and spear fishing. 04:10 Communal eating of a dish. Food appears to have a fudge like texture and is twisted on to sticks to be eaten. Shots of people the food. 05:15 Various shots of spear fishing. 05:22 Beach. 05:40 People standing on rocks at the beach. 06:06 Waves rolling in. 06:26 Two women wearing shell necklaces. 06:59 Two women talking under a tree, with a baby. 07:33 Woman standing in front of a thatched bamboo hut, on stilts. 07:41 Hut with makeshift ladder leading up to it. 07:53 Woman holding a baby. 08:02 End of film.