Good-bye old man [from the AIATSIS collection].

At the request of a dying Tiwi man and his family on Melville Island, this film was made of the pukumani (bereavement) ceremony to follow his death. The film observes the family through the long period of preparation for the ceremony, following age-old traditions. Dancing and face-painting are rehea...

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Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Minipini, Thomas Woody (Narrator), MacDougall, David (Producer, Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Tiwi (Australia people) > Rites and ceremonies. Bereavement > Australia > Melville Island (N.T.) Body painting > Australia > Melville Island (N.T.) Memorial rites and ceremonies > Australia > Melville Island (N.T.) Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
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