Ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna Miyurna yartangka. Munaintya puru purruna ngadlu-itya. Munaintyanangku yalaka tarrkarriana tuntarri.
We acknowledge we are on Kaurna Miyurna land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.
This is the second of three film titles relating to the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory] during 4-23 August 1929. The expedition party included numerous BAR members. This title relates to items (AA 346/9/3/8-13). Duration 7 minutes 22 seconds.
NB Tindale in his journal entry for 12 August 1929 records that after 'lunch started to take a series of photos of cats-cradles. Took a party of girls over to the white sand of the Finke River bed, and secured about 80 feet of exposure.' He records that 'the principle girls from whom specimens were obtained were' Veronica, Afa, Ita, Claudie, Eugenie, Etheda and Elsie Butler. Tindale's journal entry for the 14 August 1929 continues that after 'lunch took the cats-cradle girls over to the river bed and took further interesting series of cats cradles on the motion picture; also a series of stills. [HM] Hale noted the names of the string games depicted in his diary.' See (AA 338/1/2) pp.318-320.
The method adopted by BAR expeditions to undertake research and record the results involved assigning a unique number to each individual (here called 'individual subject number'). This number was given the expedition symbol as a prefix, and remained consistent throughout the research. This expedition was assigned the symbol 'E.' All individuals recorded during the expedition were assigned an individual subject number, for example [E87]. Where possible the 'individual subject number' of those who appear in film have been noted.
Note that the original nitrate film has deteriorated and the quality of the footage between the time codes 07:59 - 08:52 is affected.
The time coded summary is in minutes and seconds. Following the summary of this film is a list of references. Formats Held: SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Access DVDs.
Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (AA 346/9/3/12)
00:00 Start of Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. Copy of [NFSA Title No. 33113]'
00:00 'Cultural Sensitivity Warning.'
00:00 'The Museum Board of South Australia © 1929.'
01:30 Aldingita [E1] of the Luritja [Kukatja (NT)] people demonstrating the method of stalking with a spear and spear thrower. See: NB Tindale's Journal (AA 338/1/2), p.337.
01:46 Aldingita [E1] of the Luritja [Kukatja (NT)] people demonstrating the method of stalking and throwing a spear with and spear thrower. Shot close up.
02:16 Aldingita [E1] of the Luritja [Kukatja (NT)] people demonstrating the method of fire making using the friction of a spear-thrower against a soft wood dish. A second man stands beside him.
02:46 Restricted Content Starts.
03:44 Restricted Content Ends.
03:44 Aldingita [E1] of the Luritja [Kukatja (NT)] people demonstrating the method of stalking with a spear and spear thrower.
04:01 Restricted Content Starts.
05:18 Restricted Content Ends.
05:19 Claudie [E56] of the Aranda people demonstrating a series of string games. See: NB Tindale Journal (AA 338/1/2), pp.318-319.
05:44 A different girl demonstrating a series of string games.
06:09 Ifa [E87] of the Aranda people demonstrating a series of string games.
06:38 View of river gorge. See: NB Tindale's Journal (AA 338/1/2), p.333.
06:55 View of river gorge. In the far distance five individual can be seen crossing the river to the far bank. In the middle foreground a man can be see watching or photographing the same scene.
07:05 View of river gorge.
07:18 View of river gorge from the top of the top of the gorge.
07:29 Several views of the surrounding landscape from the top of the gorge.
07:58 Two girls demonstrating a series of string games.
08:11 Two different girls, one of whom is Elsie Butler demonstrating a series of string games.
08:31 Claudie [E86] of the Aranda people demonstrating a series of string games.
08:52 End of 'Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. [NFSA Title No. 33113]'
Tribal / language groups recorded during this expedition as recorded in the Data Cards (AA 346/4/10)
Tindale Tribes: Aranda; Kukatja (NT); Walpiri.
AIATSIS Tribal / Language Groups: Arrernte; Luritja; Warlpiri.