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At Patanitja Clay Plan

Synopsis
The men are shown hunting emus from behind a hide. The women collect and grind ‘mulga’ seeds, collect grubs from the trunk of a gum tree and cook them, and collect the fruit of the ‘ngaru’. During the heat of the day (temperature is often well above 100 degrees F) everyone retires to the shade of their ‘wiltjas’ to rest.
Series
People of the Australian Western Desert, Series
Language
English
Country
Australia
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 54 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1967
Availability
Hire
Uses
Undergraduates. Postgraduates.
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Aboriginal peoples; Australia; families; social anthropology

Credits

Director
Ian Dunlop
Producer
John Martin-Jones

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Sponsor

Name

Canberra

Address
Australia

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
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Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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