Preparing for the corroboree

Australia, 1976

Film
Please note

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

Filmed on Mornington Island, Queensland, First Nations man Jackson Jacob (Thunalgunaldin), explains ritual associated with the holding of a ceremony.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

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

producer

Howard Hughes

production company

Australia Council. Aboriginal Arts Board

Australian Museum

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303297

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Dances

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Queensland

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Rites and ceremonies

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Dances

Places → Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)

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)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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/82157--preparing-for-the-corroboree-a/ |title=Preparing for the corroboree |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=11 July 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}