Episode number 15 of Series “People of the Australian western desert (A)”.
A mamu is an evil spirit. Djungurai and Garimara are mapantjara, men who have the power to remove powerful bones and stones from their stomachs and use them for magic and medicine. Shows the men chasing away a papa, or dog spirit, by removing bones (mapampa) from their stomaches and hitting these along and into the ground with their spear-throwers.
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ACMI Identifier
006672
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Rites and ceremonies
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spiritual healing
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spiritual healing
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Magic
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Magic
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)