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Desert people

Australia, 1966
film

Scenes typical of the daily life of Aborigines of the Pintubi tribe in the Western Desert cultural area, showing two families: the first was filmed as they we..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

People of the Australian western desert

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 90%

Pintubi

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Similarity: 83%

Desert stories

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Similarity: 80%

A Family moves camp and gathers food

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 78%

Seed cake making and general camp activity

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 78%

Camels and the Pitjantjara

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Similarity: 76%

People out of time

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Fire making

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Spear making; boys' spear fight

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 76%

Settle down country

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The Desert dreamers

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Similarity: 75%

At Patantja clay pan

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Similarity: 75%

Gum preparation, stone flaking etc; (Episode 2)

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 74%

Desert tracks

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Cooking kangaroo

Australia, 1966
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Sand paintings of the Western Desert: a demonstration

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Similarity: 73%

Old camp sites at Tika Tika

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 73%

Bedouins of Arabia

Germany, 1969
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