Jedda (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Chauvel |
| Producer(s) | Charles Chauvel |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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Jedda (1955) was a Drama Film directed by Charles Chauvel and produced by Charles Chauvel.
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This picture was one of fifty Australian films selected for preservation as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Kodak / Atlab Cinema Collection Restoration Project.
Two terms are used indicating Aboriginal spells or magic rituals - 'sing him to death' and 'point bone at me'. These were rituals used by Aboriginals to rid themselves of an enemy. No actual physical harm is done to the enemy who may die from stress, fear, or the power of suggestion.
The scars or cicatrices borne by Marbuk are an indication of his tribe or clan and would have been put on in an initiation ceremony when he was a teenager.
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Two terms are used indicating Aboriginal spells or magic rituals - 'sing him to death' and 'point bone at me'. These were rituals used by Aboriginals to rid themselves of an enemy. No actual physical harm is done to the enemy who may die from stress, fear, or the power of suggestion.
The scars or cicatrices borne by Marbuk are an indication of his tribe or clan and would have been put on in an initiation ceremony when he was a teenager.
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