Forge film 07 - Haus tambaran: painting and construction of facade
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0:01 -- Groups of men paint designs for facade of haus tambaran (ceremonial men's cult spirit house). 3:05 -- Distant views of a haus tambaran. 3:41 -- Facade of haus tambaran with large paintings of ancestral spirits, decorated peak of the house, close-up view of wooden sculpted figures on lower facade, low doorway. 7:09 -- Ceremonial display of long yams for exchange. Display of ritualized aggression, men charge with spears. 8:51 -- men painting facade panels and men preparing surface for painting by rubbing pitch on flattened palm spathes. 12:00 -- men on scaffolding behind facade framework. Men carry large finished triangular facade painting and lift it into place on the haus tambaran frame, where it is lashed. 14:42 -- lower part of haus tambaran facade is constructed and decorated with sculpted wooden figures, large shell rings, and other items. 15:21 -- men lash shell rings together. Men arrive with more shell rings for facade.
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- September 1962
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Located in Series 10) Audiovisual Materials, subseries B) Films.
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This digital sound file was recorded from original audiotape in the Anthony Forge Papers (Box 44).
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Color film, 16 mm, silent
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Film 1 includes some of this content.
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[Title, Date]. Anthony Forge Papers. MSS 411. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. [Digital Object URL]
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