Scenes typical of the daily life of the Pintubi tribe in the Western Desert cultural area, showing two families: the first was filmed as they were found living in desert conditions, the second had recently settled at Warburton Mission and demonstrated how they had lived a few months earlier. (A shorter version of People of the Australian Western Desert, Pts. l, 2 and 4.)
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002770
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia
Aboriginal Australia → Pintubi (Australian People)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)