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Aboriginal culture

Australia, 1955
film

The legends of Wayamba the turtle and Bohra the kangaroo retold by animated sketches based on the motifs of aboriginal bark paintings. An introductory sequenc..

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Pattern of life

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A Calendar of dreamings: Aboriginal artists of Central Australia

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Five Aboriginal dances from Cape York

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