Making A Bark Canoe

1969

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Overview

An ethnographic documentary directed by Roger Sandall, recording the construction of a bark canoe by two Aboriginal men, Djurkuwidi and Wangamaru, on the north coast of Arnhem Land. Filmed in the coastal swamps of Buckingham Bay near the end of the wet season, the film follows the process from the selection and stripping of a stringybark gum tree through to the completed canoe in use for hunting magpie geese and collecting eggs. Sandall’s narration explains the techniques involved and notes changes from earlier practices.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Production Countries

Australia

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	June 30, 1969
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Roger Sandall

Narrator

Djurkuwidi

Self

Wangamaru

Self

Key Crew

Roger Sandall

Director

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