Director Ariane Lewis, Jon Jerstad
Country/Production UK
Release 1988
Length 25 mins
Format Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region
Location Papua New Guinea, Sepik area / Pacific
Order No RAI-200.187
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A detailed account of domestic life in the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, mainly from the women’s point of view. It describes their everyday activities in the ‘gardens’ in order to produce the staple food (sago). The different stages of the preparation and cooking of sago are shown. The film closes with the puberty rite of a young girl.
