Making a Wira

Making a Wira

Streaming video - 1971

A man of the Western Desert cuts a section of wood from a tree for making into a digging dish or wira. He starts by using the hand chopper he has made, but after a time changes to a metal axe. Back at camp he shapes the wood into a digging dish.

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Subjects
Australians.
Indigenous peoples.
History.
Documentary films.
Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia 1971.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
Ian Dunlop (film director), John Martin-Jones
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (9 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).

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