'Nirunja' (woman) bringing water

Resource Information

The instance 'Nirunja' (woman) bringing water represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Label

'Nirunja' (woman) bringing water

Link

https://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/using-collection/ordering-collection-items

Instantiates

• 'Nirunja' (woman) bringing water

Production

• 1940

Note

• Digital access copy available
• Charles Pearcy Mountford was an Australian anthropologist and photographer. Self-taught, he became famous for his pioneering work on Indigenous Australians and his depictions and descriptions of their art
• Dr Peter Ucko, then Principal of the Institute collected Mountford's films in March 1974 from Charles Pearcy Mountford

Carrier category

film reel

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

two-dimensional moving image

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Dimensions

16 mm film, on approximately 5 in. reel

Extent

1 film reel (approximately 4 min., approximately 120 feet)

Media category

projected

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Note

• No form; open to relevant Indigenous people; available to other clients at the discretion of the Director or delegate
• Film material made before 1 January 1955 - copyright has expired (refer to the Copyright Council's 'Duration' fact sheet, page 4, section H)
• (M79) extension not to be added to collection number or call number

Other physical details

silent, black and white;

Record ID

u467966

Reproduction note

Digital Betacam

Stock number

MOUNTFORD_C003 (FC00268_52)

Terms governing use

Clearance for copies, viewing and usage on a section by section basis through the relevant Land Council for the area, as this footage has origins in many communities