Cooking Kangaroo

Synopsis

Minma has killed a kangaroo and he carries it back to the camp where he digs a cooking trench, cooks it in hot embers and then distributed. Minma’s wives are involved with this process only at the time of distribution.

Series

People of the Australian Western Desert, Series

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 17 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1967

Availability

Hire

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

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
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Ipswich
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