Tjurunga--The Story of Stone Age Man

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Australian News and Information Bur

Format: 16mm

Description: Portrays unclothed aborigines of Australia--their primitive way of life, their beliefs, and their rituals. Shows how they carry on such everyday activities as searching for food, cooking in fire or heated sand, and participating in religious rituals. Stresses their hand-to-mouth existence and lack of adequate housing and clothing. Pictures native children playing and taking a bath in a common shallow pool of water.