Images of man

Australia, 1980

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A study of the various styles of Aboriginal rock art found in Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Australian world authority on this subject, George Chaloupka, a field anthropologist with the Museum and Art Galleries Board of the Northern Territory, explains some of the unique and beautiful rock paintings to be found in this area.

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Credits

producer

Don Murray

production company

Film Australia

director

David Roberts

Duration

00:26:58:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012702

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities

History → Anthropology

Places → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Places → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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