Narritjin in Canberra
- Synopsis
- In 1978 Narritjin Maymuru and his son Banapana were awarded fellowships as visiting artists at the Australian National University in Canberra. The film shows them and their families at work in their university studio. With anthroplogist Howard Morphy, Narritjin conducts a seminar session for anthropology students. He explains his technque of bark painting and discusses some of the meanings behind the paintings. At the end of their three months’ stay in Canberra they held a major exhibition of the work they had produced.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 40 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1981
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Undergraduates. *RAI
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Aboriginal peoples; artists; Australia; paintings
Credits
- Director
- Ian Dunlop
- Cast
Narritjin Maymuru
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Film Australia
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- sales@concordvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726012
- Fax
- 01473 274531
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
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