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

Director

Ian Dunlop

Cast

Narritjin Maymuru

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