Location: | Torres Strait |
Subject: | Death, funerary customs |
Length: | 30 minutes |
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Year Released: | 1983 |
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Director: | Robin James |
Producer: | Robin James |
Distributor: | International sales: ABC Content Sales |
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Description: | Yorke Island (Masig) is a small coral cay in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea, where the people live simply, catching fish and turtles, growing vegetables and raising pigs. In October 1982, a village elder died. This is the story of his traditional funeral. |
Record No: | 3572 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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