Nambo

Australia, 1980

Film
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Episode of Series “Solomon Islands”.
Nambo is a large fruit grown in the Solomon Islands. Islanders are shown preparing and drying the fruits for local sale. Nambo is harvested from the forest, cut into pieces and dried and shipped to Honiara. Nambo is said to be more nutritious than biscuits. Photography by Dean Semler.

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Credits

director

Graham Chase

producer

Don Murray

production company

Australian Agency for International Development

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Solomon Islands

Group of items

Solomon Islands

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015612

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Solomon Islands - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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