Cracks in the Mask

Location:Torres Strait; Australia
Subject:Torres Strait Islanders Culture; Artifacts; Material culture
Length:57 minutes
Format:1/2 inch VHS
Hue:Color with B&W sequences
Year Released:1997
Series:
Director:Frances Calvert
Producer:Lindsey Merrison, Fraces Calvert; Talking Pictures for WDR Germany, SF DRS Switzerland with the assistance of SBS Independent
Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 16618
Description:Torres Strait Islander chief Ephraim Bani, with his wife Petharie, visits museums in England, Scotland, Germany, and Switzerland to locate artifacts taken in times past from the Torres Strait Island and now held in European museums. Archival location film supports the points made. Diary written and narrated by Ephraim Bani. Originally released by Talking Pictures, Frances Calvert
Record No:402
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