The geological origin and the place of the Flinders Range in Aboriginal mythology. Shows rock paintings and carvings in the Wilpena area, the old mining town of Blinman and the ruins of Kanyaka.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003827
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Blinman (S.Aust.) - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Flinders Ranges (S. Aust.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilpena Pound Region (S.Aust.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Formations (Geology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Historical geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
History → Kanyaka (S.Aust.: Homestead) - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Formations (Geology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Historical geology
Places → Flinders Ranges (S. Aust.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)