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Narration tapes made by NB Tindale relating to Board for Anthropological Research films.

Archive Collections / Board for Anthropological Research / Series AA346/09 / Narration tapes made by NB Tindale relating to Board for Anthropological Research films.

This item consists of 11 magnetic tapes and one transcript, made by NB Tindale, providing a narrative commentary to the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) films. Tapes (AA 346/9/26/1- 5) were recorded and transcribed by Lloyd M Reiser and April S Kubo, of the Anthropology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA, during the first half of 1968. Tapes relating to BAR films (AA 346/9/26/6 - 10) were recorded during lectures given at the Australian National University, Canberra, between April - July 1974.
See: Tindale's Journals (AA 338/1/52/4 and AA 338/1/53/1).

These tapes were previously held in the NB Tindale collection (AA 338/11/38) and were transferred into the BAR collection (AA 346) in December 2005. The Master tapes are held at AIATSIS [Collection: SAM_02]

Note the item control numbers do not correspond to the tape numbers. For example request (AA 346/9/26/5) for 'NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 4'

  1. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 1
    Mann Range, CA [Northern Territory], 1933. Reels 1, 2, 3.
    MacDonald Downs, CA [Northern Territory], 1930. Reel 2.
    Mt Liebig, CA [Northern Territory], 1932. Reels 1, 2.

  2. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 2
    Mt Liebig, CA [Northern Territory], 1932. Reels 3 & 6.
    Mann Range, CA [Northern Territory], 1933. Reels 4.
    Warburton Range, Western Australia, 1935. Reel 2.

  3. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 2a
    Mt Liebig, CA [Northern Territory], 1932. Reels 3 & 6.
    Mann Range, CA [Northern Territory], 1933. Reel 4.
    Warburton Range, Western Australia, 1935. Reel 2.

  4. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 3
    Warburton Range, Western Australia, 1935. Reels 3, 4, 6, 7.

  5. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 4
    Ernabella, South Australia, 1933. 'Ernabella Ceremonies' Reels 1, 2, 4.

  6. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 5
    NB Tindale lecture given to the Canberra Archaeological Society, Australian National University, 2 May 1974, relating to the BAR expedition to Bentinck Island, Queensland, 1960.

  7. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 6
    NB Tindale lecture given 8 April 1974, relating to films:
    Basketmaking Film. Coorong, South Australia, 1937. (AA 338/25/2)
    Mann Ranges, CA [Northern Territory], 1933.
    MacDonald Downs, CA [Northern Territory], 1930.

  8. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 7a
    Lecture, Canberra, 22 April 1974.
    Warburton Range, Western Australia, 1935. Reels 2, 4.
    Mt Liebig, CA [Northern Territory], 1932. Reel 3.
    MacDonald Downs, CA [Northern Territory], 1930.

  9. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 7b
    MacDonald Downs, CA [Northern Territory], 1930.

  10. NB Tindale BAR Film Narrations: Tape 8
    NB Tindale lecture given at the Australian National University, 6 May 1974, relating to and entitled 'Ceremonial Life'.

  11. NB Tindale (BAR) Film Narrations: Tape 9
    NB Tindale lecture given 28 July 1974, relating to 'Initiation Ceremonies'

  12. Typewritten transcript of NB Tindale (BAR) Film Narration Tapes.
    There is an incomplete typewritten transcript with annotations relating to the Narration tapes tapes. ' Descriptions of 16mm films of the Australian Aborigines made under the aegis of the Board for Anthropological Research by Norman B Tindale. Los Angeles, 1968.' This pagination of this item begins with each successive reel. This item is typewritten with annotations by NB Tindale. Contains 127 pages bound in a dark green cover. This typescript includes narrative description for:

  • MacDonald Downs, CA [Northern Territory].1930. Reel 2.

  • Mt. Liebig, CA [Northern Territory].1932 Reels 1- 6.

  • Mann Range, CA [Northern Territory]. 1933, Reels 1- 4.

  • Warburton Range, Western Australia, 1935. Reels 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

  • Ernabella, South Australia. 1933. 'Ernabella Ceremonies' Reels 1, 2, 4.

Creator: Board for Anthropological Research
Control: AA 346/9/26
Date Range:  07 February, 1968  -  28 July, 1974
Quantity:  16.5cm,   11   Agfa Magnetic Tapes, duration 60 minutes
Series:  AA346/09