Mourning for Mangatopi [from the AIATSIS collection].

Because of work commitments and the influence of Christian Missions, traditional mourning ceremonies among the Tiwi people of Melville Island were becoming rare at the time of making this film (1974). The full, elaborate ceremony, called the Pukumani ceremony, lasted several days and involved large...

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Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Tiwi (Australian people) > Social life and customs. Aboriginal Australians > Social life and customs. Tiwi (Australian people) > Rites and ceremonies. Melville Island (Northern Territory) Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Made-for-TV movies.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video