Dugong Dugong
Clip 3: Turtle eggs and dugong
2 min 58 sec
Taken from the documentary Dugong Dugong (1980)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be PG
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Please be aware that this clip may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
Curator’s clip description
The men return from their hunting expedition having successfully killed a dugong. The women are waiting on the shore, and immediately prepare a fire to cook the dugong.
Curator’s notes
The different roles and responsibilities in the hunting of traditional food reveal the ritual associated with the killing of any animal in Indigenous communities. There are many complex laws surrounding the hunting and gathering of food, all of which are associated with cultural responsibility.
Romaine Moreton, curator
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