Art of the hunter (A) | John Endean | 1960 | ACMI collection

Shows First Nations people making weapons, hunting, cooking and painting on bark. Also shows some rare cave paintings. Filmed in the Northern Territory near Darwin.

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Collection

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Credits

producer

John Endean

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

501965

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Hunting

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Bark painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Art of the hunter

Australia, 1960

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