Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy
(eVideo)
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1979., Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Format
eVideo
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Status
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Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Ian Dunlop, Dundiwuy Wanambi, Narritjin Maymuru
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1979.
Description
In 1976, Ian Dunlop was invited by Dundiwuy Wanambi, a leader of the Marrakulu clan, to Gurka’wuy on Trial Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He wanted Film Australia to record the first major Marrakulu ceremony to be held at Gurka’wuy since its recent establishment as a clan settlement. While they were there, a baby boy died. The Madarrpa men, including the child’s father and Dundiwuy, asked for the funeral to be filmed.. Mortuary rites of the Yolngu are extremely complex. Despite some practical modifications to traditional ceremonies as a result of life on mission stations, ritual remains extremely strong.. Because the Madarrpa funeral at Gurka’wuy is for a young child, and not an adult, the ceremony is relatively short. It is, nevertheless, still complex. Every part of the ritual is rich in symbolism and has many meanings. Because the deeper meanings are secret and cannot be revealed in this film it is not easy to explain the significance of much of the ritual. However, this film is a detailed study of the funeral ceremony. It highlights the complex connections of people of different clans.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
Subjects
Other Subjects
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(1979). Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy . National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)1979. Madarrpa Funeral At Gurka’wuy. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Madarrpa Funeral At Gurka’wuy National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1979.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Madarrpa Funeral At Gurka’wuy National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1979.
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Grouped Work ID
97f10cd0-0f36-a66c-d8da-f63c365bc3d4-eng
Grouping Information
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| Full title | madarrpa funeral at gurka wuy |
| Author | national film and sound archive of australia |
| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2023-04-11 10:46:16AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-07-01 14:31:28PM |
Marc Record
| First Detected | Jul 25, 2022 04:50:20 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Apr 11, 2023 10:49:58 AM |
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