Episode number 3 of Series “Alcheringa”.
Shows how Australia’s First Nations peoples lived hundreds of years ago. Tool making require both skill and patience. By means of grinding stones, the stone axe is shaped to the desired form.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006626
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Implements
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tools
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)