Pearls and Savages (1921)
This 1979 reconstruction of Frank Hurley’s 1921 adventure film Pearls and Savages showcases the peoples and cultures of the Torres Strait Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Length: 56 minutes
Alternative title: The Lost Tribe (US title); Headhunters of Unknown Papua (expanded Australian version, 1923); With the Headhunters in Papua
Featured in the Australian Ethnographic Film collection
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NFSA title number: 6810
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Titles with similar tags:
Torres Strait Islanders, King of the Coral Sea, Bit of Black Business – Sharpeye, Man Without Pigs, Darnley Islanders Pay Tribute
