Madarrpa funeral at Gurka'wuy [videorecording] : a way of coping with death in north-east Arnhem Lan...
Madarrpa funeral at Gurka'wuy [videorecording] : a way of coping with death in north-east Arnhem Land through the ties of clan, religion and land / direction, Ian Dunlop.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Lindfield, N.S.W.] : Film Australia Video, c1978.
Call Numbers
VB5315
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
- Australian languages
- English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Publication information
Publisher
[Lindfield, N.S.W.] : Film Australia Video, c1978.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
c1978.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This film explores the way the Yolungu, the people of North East Arnhem Land, cope with death through ties of clan, religion and land. When a child died unexpectedly at Gurka'wuy, a clan homeland settlement some 120 kilometres south of Yirrkala, the filmmaker was asked to record the funeral rites. This ethnographic classic explains in detail the co...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Madarrpa funeral at Gurka'wuy [videorecording] : a way of coping with death in north-east Arnhem Land through the ties of clan, religion and land / direction, Ian Dunlop.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Originally released as a motion picture: Sydney : Film Australia, 1978.
Colour recording system: PAL.
One of 22 videos from the Yirrkala Film Project.
Produced with the assistance of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
"Before showing this film publicly at Aboriginal communities in north-east Arnhem Land, please consult senior members of the community, as persons who appear in the film may have died since it was made"....
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1978.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB5315
Record Identifier
74VKmLq8j83M
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmLq8j83M
Other Identifiers
DDC
393.9099429
MMS ID
991020595299702626
