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Banumbirr: morning star poles

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dc.contributor.authorLendon, Nigel (1944-2021)
dc.contributor.authorBandigan Aboriginal Art and Craft
dc.contributor.authorElcho Island Art and Craft
dc.contributor.authorDirector: Jesse Frazer
dc.contributor.authorEditor: Tom Spark
dc.coverage.spatialSydney, New South Wales
dc.coverage.spatialArnhem Land, Northern Territory
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-26T23:35:19Z
dc.date.available2026-02-26T23:35:19Z
dc.date.created27-Feb-02
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractAboriginal 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.
dc.format.extent00:19:10
dc.format.mediumvideo cassette
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.format.mediumsound
dc.format.mimetypevideo/mpeg
dc.identifierAU ANUA 809-64
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733806663
dc.languageen_AU
dc.language.isoeng
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2025
dc.provenancePreservation copy made available under Section 113H of the Australian Copyright Act 1968
dc.relation.ispartofANU AV Preservation Digitisation Project
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSeries 809 - Nigel Lendon
dc.relation.ispartofseriesItem 64 - Video cassette - Banumbirr - Morning Star Poles
dc.rights.licenseThis video recording is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University
dc.subject.otherAustralian National Maritime Museum
dc.subject.otherArt, Aboriginal Australian -- Exhibitions
dc.titleBanumbirr: morning star poles
dc.typeVideo recording
dcterms.accessRightsAccess for ANU Staff and Students only
local.contributor.copyrightholderGreenroom Films
local.description.notesLevels adjusted to program/content. Internal & External TBC Snell & Wilcox TBS24 used. Analogue errors - minor dropouts - ex source.

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