Commencing with the telling of a legend about the dugong, the film then shows the hunting, killing and cooking of the dugong by the First Nations people living on Mornington Island. Hunting is now done by motor boat as opposed to the traditional method using nets, which is re-enacted.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303277
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Hunting
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)