Banumbirr: morning star poles
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Lendon, Nigel (1944-2021)
Bandigan Aboriginal Art and Craft
Elcho Island Art and Craft
Director: Jesse Frazer
Editor: Tom Spark
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this film recording may contain images, voices and names of people who are deceased. -- Banumbirr is a term used by the Yolngu people of the Northern Arnhem Land. It refers to the concepts, objects, cycles and ceremonies that relate to the morning star (Venus) and its relationship to creator ancestors and ancestral beings. Early in 2002 a group of Yolngu artists and dancers donated their sacred Morning Star Poles to an exhibit at the National Maritime Museum. This film documents the launch of this exhibit and the ceremonial dance that was performed. -- Commissioned by Bandigan Aboriginal Art and Craft.
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This video recording is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University