Learning on ScreenSpear Thrower Making, Including Stone Flaking and Gum Preparation
- Synopsis
- The object of the series of films was to create a scientific record of the traditional life of Aboriginal people in the Western Desert of Australia. They concentrate on the subsistence technology of the Mandjindjara and the Ngadadjara tribes. The family involved had been living for a short period on a mission station, but returned to the desert at the request of the film crew to make the films.
Spear-throwers are used as a lever so that spears can be projected with greater force. This film shows the step-by-step preparation of a spear-thrower. - Series
- People of the Australian Western Desert, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 33 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1965
- Availability
- Hire
- Notes
- Restricted to specific audiences.
- Uses
- Undergraduates. Postgraduates.
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Aboriginal peoples; Australia; families
Credits
- Director
- Ian Dunlop
- Producer
- John Martin-Jones
- Contributor
- Robert Tonkinson
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Canberra
- Address
- 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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