PERSONAL RECORD. COOPER, NGAIRE. [FIJI, SAMOA AND TAHITI TRADITIONAL DANCES]

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Year
1955
Reference
F15298
Media type
Moving image
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Year
1955
Reference
F15298
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:12:11

031:15 - 034:05 Poor quality projection shots, blurred and shaky.
Various shots of Fijians relaxing under palm trees and on the beach; a group of Fijian men performing the wese (Fijian dance) man splitting a coconut; brief street scene and policeman directing traffic.
036:14 Group of Samoan dancers and guests carrying gifts advance onto field; man wearing traditional costume? young women performing; large group of young people marching on field; tourists (young and middle-aged woman, man with glasses, including Ngaire Cooper) drinking coconut milk; young group now performing a dance; island flora; boats in harbour; sea plane landing; aerial shots.
039:53 Cook Island group? performance.
040:00 Kanak (New Caledonia) and Tahitian groups march onto performance area; French? officials gathered on steps to watch performance; Cook Islanders men competing in spear throwing competition; a coconut sitting on top of pole is the target; several spears hang suspended from the coconut; canoe races; Solent flying boat in the harbour; aerial shots taken from plane; plane landing at Fiji’s Nadi Airport.
043:26 Last picture frame.