
Curtis Levy
This film documents a pukumani (bereavement) ceremony of the Tiwi of Melville Island. An old man organises the ceremony held for his dead son's spirit, the first full-scale ceremony of its kind to be performed for many years.
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This film documents a pukumani (bereavement) ceremony of the Tiwi of Melville Island. An old man organises the ceremony held for his dead son's spirit, the first full-scale ceremony of its kind to be performed for many years.
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