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Part 14 Making a Wira

A man of the Western Desert makes a wooden dish.
Series : People of the Australian Western Desert | Episode : 14 | Year : 1969 | Total Duration : 8.5 Minutes | Producer : John Martin-Jones
Director : Ian Dunlop |
Aboriginal man Djungarai looking for suitable eucalyptus tree to make wira (wooden dish) from tree trunk. He uses quarts chopping stone to strike bark of tree in suitable shape for dish. Removes bark after many hours, carries away on his head. (Sept/Oct 1967)
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Access No. 126166 | 5 mins 21 secs | 1960s | Spring Granite (Kunapurul), near Warburton Mission, WA, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU young aboriginal woman's face. She sits next to man Djungurai whilst he chisels away at bark of tree to make a wira (wooden dish). (Sept/Oct 1967)
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Access No. 126167 | 2 mins 36 secs | 1960s | Spring Granite (Kunapurul), near Warburton Mission, WA, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
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