Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy

Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy

Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy


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1h 24m 1979 HD

Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy at FMovies. In 1976, Ian Dunlop was invited by Dundiwuy Wanambi, a leader of the Marrakulu clan, to Gurka’wuy on Trial Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He wanted Film Australia to record the first major Marrakulu ceremony to be held at Gurka’wuy since its recent establishment as a clan settlement. While they were there, a baby boy died. The Madarrpa men, including the child’s father and Dundiwuy, asked for the funeral to be filmed.Mortuary rites of the Yolngu are extremely complex. Despite some practical modifications to traditional ceremonies as a result of life on mission stations, ritual remains extremely strong.

Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka’wuy (1979)
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