A myth about Pukamani, a mortuary ceremony of the Tiwi people of Melville Island, Northern Australia. Dramatically told through the use of the authentic Pukamani grave posts, sculptures and artefacts, fashioned long ago by Tiwi elders for the ceremony.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013586
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Rites and ceremonies
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Funeral rites and ceremonies
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melville Island (N.T.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tiwi Islands (N.T.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and religion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Funeral rites and ceremonies
History → Funeral rites and ceremonies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)