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[Lee Crandall expedition to New Guinea], 1928

 Item — Box: Vinegar Box 010

Scope and Contents

"Crandall packing. Leg of Aboriginal. Shots of birds, one colored. Indigenous people bringing members of expedition specimens. Cloud covering mountains. Indigenous people smoking same pipe as in Reel #237. Indigenous people sitting around, old man showing off his long hair. Indigenous people holding four long, painted instruments that look like painted chopsticks, using bow and arrows and setting traps. Bird. Expedition moves on. Mountains again. Village--thatched huts. Village gallants lining up to have their pictures taken. Bringing in pig and bundles tied to sticks by feet. Parts of this reel are badly faded and others torn"--Original can label.

Dates

  • 1928

Creator

Access Information

26 films in the Unedited NYZS/WCS Footage series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 19 are publicly available online. Links to digitized items can be found at the item level in this finding aid or at the WCS Archives Digital Collection page. Items that have not been digitized are not currently accessible. Please consult the WCS Archives for further information.

Extent

1 film : Black and White; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; Dupe ; 16mm

10.5 minutes

375 feet (Media Diameters: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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