Tribal Dances

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2286
Date Released
26 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lofthouse Colliery Disaster
  2. 2Antiques Fair
  3. 3Consul Race and Race of Champions
  4. 4Spring Equinox
  5. 5Tribal Dances

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tribal Dances. DESCRIPTION: The Sun people of the Wandjina Tribe from the Kimberleys of Western Australia, present a display of Tribal Dances. SHOTLIST: SV Sun People of Wandjina Tribe from the Kimberleys of Western Australia getting ready to perform. CU small boy being painted with white paint for the ceremonial dance, pan to man painting small boy. CU small boy having face painted. CU ditto chest painted. CU face ditto while sitting down. SV father painting forehead of boy, pan to father. SV man wearing painted headgear he has also been painted, pan to warrior painting himself. STV Aborigine sitting, already painted and wearing headgear pan down to him playing didgeridoo. SV six women Aboriginal dance, beginning - pan to children about to start their dance. SV 3 women singers dancing to music that two musicians are making in the foreground. SV men and children dancing. LV men dancing. CU musicians playing. SV children dancing. SV man and women ditto. LV men dancers with tribal hats on.
Keywords
Music and dance; Customs and traditions
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
98957
Length of story (in feet)
162
Story extras:
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