Aboriginal bark painting

Australia, 1984

Film First Nations
A still image from Aboriginal bark painting (A)

Made in partnership with the Barinaga Aboriginal Co-operative at Maningrida, Northern Territory. Provides an informative look at the bark paintings of Arnhem Land, placing the art work firmly in the context of Aboriginal belief systems and using traditional techniques. A useful complement to “The art and craft of Maningrida”. Narrated by Robin Cuming.

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Credits

production company

Latrobe University. School of Education. Media Centre

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303317

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Maningrida (N.T.)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Painting

Places → Maningrida (N.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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