Episode of Series “The World about us”.
A study of the Bindubi tribe, Australian First Nations people who have mastered their arid, inhospitable environment in the Great Sandy Desert by using every resource to the maximum point of refinement. Filmed on Professor Donald Thompson’s 1963 expedition. Narrated by Leo McKern, filmed by David Corke and Len McLarty, written and presented by Eric Davidson.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013829
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia
Aboriginal Australia → Bindubi (Australian people)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bindubi (Australian people)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunting and gathering societies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)