Marrakulu Funeral - Yirrkala 1974
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Label
Marrakulu Funeral - Yirrkala 1974
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Marrakulu Funeral - Yirrkala 1974
Oclc number
1035093301
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Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1996
Runtime
53
Summary
This film is a record of the funeral ceremony for a Marrakulu clan leader at Yirrkala in 1974. Through Marrakulu, Rirratjingu and Djapu clan songs and dances the body of the leader is taken on both a spiritual journey to his clan lands and a physical journey from the hospital at the mining town of Nhulunbuy to Yirrkala. Here the coffin lies in state, before being taken in a grand ritual procession to its final burial at the cemetery at Yirrkala
Technique
live action
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