Follows the organisation and preparations leading up to the placement of the remains of an Aboriginal male in an elaborately painted hollow log coffin. The deceased was Les Angakarabana, who had died several years earlier, and the burial area was Blyth River, near Maningrida in Arnhem Land.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014678
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Rites and ceremonies
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Funeral rites and ceremonies
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Maningrida (N.T.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Funeral rites and ceremonies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)