First Nations people of the lower Murray River formerly made large canoes from the bark of Red Gum trees. This film documents the felling of a canoe tree from the sides of the Murray and its transportation to the South Australian Museum for preservation.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000039
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - South Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation