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Collection

Oceania

Extent

151 digital objects.

Description

The David and Dorothy Counts Collection reflects the Counts' ethnographic trips to West New Britain, Papua New Guinea in 1966-1967, 1975-1976 and 1985. The collection includes 33 rolls of 8mm film with candid shots from the Kandoka village; 16mm film from 1975 and 1976 documenting the Kaliai myths; and dozens of tape recordings on reel and audiocassette.
These items were digitized through support by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Creation Date

• circa 1966-1985

Creators

• Counts, David R.
• Counts, Dorothy Ayers

Location Of Originals

From the David and Dorothy Counts Collection on West New Britain. MSS 576. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Note

Some content in this collection may be moderated due to cultural sensitivity. Please refer to the UC San Diego Library’s Historical Context and Cultural Sensitivity Statement for more information.

Geographics

• Melanesia
• New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Papua New Guinea

Topics

• Ethnography
• Field work
• Kaliai (Papua New Guinean people)
• Mythology
• Social life and customs

Languages

• Anêm
• English
• Kandawo
• Kombei
• Kove/Bola/Bakovi
• Lamogai
• Lusi/Kaliai
• Tok pisin

Related Resource

Online finding aid

• David and Dorothy Counts Collection on West New Britain