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Hau mipela save wokim sol

Kumain Koleen
1991 Papua New Guinea; France 26 minutes undetermined

Some sources springing up from the mountains in Papua New Guinea contain some plant salt. In the same way as weeds cling to stones, salt settles on everything lying in water. The Baruya tribe of Marawaka know how to make salt. “My father used to make salt. He taught me his technique. Salt is not an ordinary good for us: it is our currency, our only means of buying what we need from other tribes.”

Production :
Ateliers Varan; Skul Bilong Wokim Piksa (National Film Institute); Sept; Yumi Productions
Distribution :
Yumi Productions
Editing :
Evelyne Kavos
Sound :
Kumain Koleen
Photography :
Kumain Koleen

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