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Pearls and Savages: Aerial view of river and village life (1921)

1921

Pearls and Savages: Aerial view of river and village life (1921)

1921

  • NFSA ID5T9ZBSXT
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Duration56 mins, 43 secs
  • GenresSilent film, Indigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
  • Year1921

This clip features an aerial view of river and coastal landscape, with the seaplane landing on the water. Hundreds of people come out to meet Hurley in their canoes, encircling the plane. There is a shot of the villages beside the river taken from the boat, ending with an image of a very large longhouse building.

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Stoll Hurley Productions

This clip features an aerial view of river and coastal landscape, with the seaplane landing on the water. Hundreds of people come out to meet Hurley in their canoes, encircling the plane. There is a shot of the villages beside the river taken from the boat, ending with an image of a very large longhouse building.

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Stoll Hurley Productions
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  • Producer
    Frank Hurley
    Director
    Frank Hurley

  • by Liz McNiven

    The sequence is some of the first aerial footage shot in Papua New Guinea, showing picturesque villages along the riverfront and a very large longhouse building. The lifestyle shown in this film changed over time, making these images extremely important to the descendants of the peoples and cultures in the film.

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