Tiwi Aboriginal boys learning to make spears, Australia

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Boys from St. Therese's School (now called Murrapurtiyanuwu) on Bathurst Island in the far north of Australia learn how to make the three-pronged fish spears during afternoons at school dedicated to Tiwi culture. This was filmed in 1987.

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  • Language:Tiwi
  • Genre:Bushcraft & Bush Medicine
  • Year Completed:1987
  • Editor:Ludo Kuipers
  • English Subtitles:No
  • Duration:00:02:06
  • Camera:Ludo Kuipers
  • Sound Recordist:Ludo Kuipers
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