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Matai Samoa
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directed by George Milner, fl. 1955-1989; produced by George Milner, fl. 1955-1989 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1989), 1 hour 7 mins
This film is a valuable treatment of archival footage that George Milner shot while conducting field research in 1955 and 1959. The footage (eighteen minutes of the total film) focuses on traditional Samoan activities, such as fishing, cooking, house-building, hand-weaving, and bark-cloth making in preparation for...
directed by George Milner, fl. 1955-1989; produced by George Milner, fl. 1955-1989 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1989), 1 hour 7 mins
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Polka
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directed by Robert Boonzajer-Flaes, fl. 1988; interview by Maarten Rens, fl. 1991 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986), 53 mins
The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgments on the ‘roots’ of ‘conjunto’ music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to ethnic identity. Most interest...
directed by Robert Boonzajer-Flaes, fl. 1988; interview by Maarten Rens, fl. 1991 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986), 53 mins
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