Episode number 14 of Series “People of the Australian western desert (A)”.
Djunjurai locates a suitable tree from which to make a small wooden digging dish or wira. He starts on the tree trunk by using the hand chopper he had made, but after a time changes to a metal axe. The raw material for the dish is brought back to camp where he shapes it with an adze.
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ACMI Identifier
006627
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Implements
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
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16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)