Take No. 159

Costume Details
Matahi - our brown
pareu pants fashion

Roo -- m wreath, cocoleaf skirt
about to knees

Action
Matahi is standing inside a hut, boy putting on
his anklets. M kneels facing camera, [?] on his shell anklet.

Roo sits facing him working on M's cocoleaf wreath. He
puts the wreath on M's head, tilts M's chin, rearranges wreath.
Hearing drum beats they jump to their feet. Matahi Roo
picks up [?] his M's grass skirt from mat near him + Matahi hastily
ties it on, Roo helping him. Meanwhile people are running past the
door, camera right to left. Matahi picks up
Roo, whirls him round in the air Then he lets him down + runs out door in
direction the others have gone.
Roo stands a few seconds looking out after him
back to camera. Then he runs out after him

Notes
1st 4 takes early afternoon
others about 1 1/2 or 2 hrs later
[?]
in groups who
run past:

3
1
2
2

Don't print any of 1st
4 takes

Camera moved up a little close after take 6

Comment
The handwritten descriptions and notes are from David Flaherty. The name "Motutapu" in the Location field stands for "Motu Tapu." The entry "m wreath " in the Costume Details field stands for "metuapua wreath" and the abbreviation "M" in the Action field stands for "Matahi."

Record type
Script Clerk's report

Data Record No.
SCR-545

SDK page number
541

Sequence
Matahi’s dance preparation

No. of Takes
1 2 (3) (4) (5) no slate (6) slated in error as take 5 7 (8) (9)
(10)

Scene No.
159

Lens No.
2"

Footage
60. 70. 70. 70. 50. 60.
65. 65. 65. 65

Location
Motutapu - collapsible hut
behind Bob’s hut

Date
December 18 1929