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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min. 24 sec.) ; 356856547 bytes |
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*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died*Griff Rhys Jones sets off on a series of adventures to find out what extraordinary treasure is still being created in far off places by the indigenous people of today. In a rapidly changing world can traditional art survive? What meaning does it still have?In this first program, Griff crosses the globe to the remote Torres Strait Islands between Australia and Papua New Guinea to explore what remains of an unusually creative and warlike culture. Cut off from the rest of the world for most of their history, the islanders were fierce head-hunters who believed in magic and sorcery. What made their art so striking and powerful? Why are the islanders so reluctant to give up their secrets? And can Griff solve the mysteries surrounding a strange and compelling mask?PRODUCTION DETAILS:A BBC Production |
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Broadcast 2012-08-19 at 15:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Art and history.
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Art appreciation.
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Art, Aboriginal Australian.
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Masks.
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Australia.
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Queensland -- Torres Strait Islands.
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Streaming video
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Waldman, Michael, director
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Jones, Griff Rhys, host
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