Making a stone axe

Australia, 1962

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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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Credits

director

Frank L. Few

production company

ABC

Duration

00:14:03:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1962

Appears in

Alcheringa

Group of items

Alcheringa

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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

Crafts & Visual Arts → Tools

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tools

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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