The house-opening
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : MacDougall Judith ; Kawangka Geraldine ;
- Editeurs : London The Royal Anthropological Institute ;
- Date d'édition : 200X
- Sujets : Deuil -- Aspect religieux -- DVD -- Australie, Aborigènes d'Australie, Films ethnographiques DVD Australie
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 DVD (42 min), : Coul. (PAL), son.
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
Notes
Version originale en anglais ; Lieu de tournage : Aurukun, Cap York peninsula, Queensland
Résumé
Indiqué sur la jaquette : When Geraldine Kawanka’s husband died, she and her children left their house at Aurukun on Cape York Peninsula. In earlier times a bark house would have been burnt, but today a ‘house-opening’ ceremony — creatively mingling Aboriginal, Torres Strait and European elements — has evolved to deal with death in the midst of new living patterns. Although sometimes suggesting a party, its underlying purpose is serious. This film records the opening of the house and Geraldine’s feelings about it in her informative and personal commentary.