Making a bark canoe

Australia, 1962

Film
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

Episode number 4 of Series “Alcheringa (A)”.
A detailed description of the processes involved in making a bark canoe. Includes the proper way to remove the heavy water-soaked bark, the steam heating to make it pliable to shape the stern and bow, and the way to sew the ends together.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

production company

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Duration

00:16:32:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1962

Appears in

Alcheringa

Group of items

Alcheringa

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303287

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Implements

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Canoes and canoeing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/82147--making-a-bark-canoe-a/ |title=Making a bark canoe |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=4 February 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}