Episode number 5 of Series “People of the Australian western desert (A)”.
Observation of everyday life continues, showing the women working at common tasks, mending a cracked wooden dish with spinifex gum and preparing a headache remedy from quandong seeds.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007813
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Health and hygiene
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Implements
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alternative medicine
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)