The Shark Callers of Kontu (The World About Us) (1983)
Title
The Shark Callers of Kontu (The World About Us) (1983)
Subject
Papuans
Rites and ceremonies
Social life and customs
Shark fishing
Ethnology--Papua New Guinea
URL
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Description
Episode from the television series The World About Us.
Content description from WorldCat.org
(https://www.worldcat.org/title/sharkcallers-of-kontu/oclc/310982833):
Shows scenes of the shark callers of Kontu Island, juxtaposed with the activities of the islanders. Shark calling now is a dying ritual and the traditional culture of the island is threatened by western values.
Ephemera: none available
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Content description from WorldCat.org
(https://www.worldcat.org/title/sharkcallers-of-kontu/oclc/310982833):
Shows scenes of the shark callers of Kontu Island, juxtaposed with the activities of the islanders. Shark calling now is a dying ritual and the traditional culture of the island is threatened by western values.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Dennis O'Rourke (director and producer)
Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
Australian Film Underwriters Pty. Ltd.
The Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission
Publisher
O'Rourke and Associates Filmmakers
Date
1983 April 17
Citation
“The Shark Callers of Kontu (The World About Us) (1983),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/53.