Hidden Treasures of Australian Art / Channel Four (Great Britain).

Crossing the strait between Papua New Guinea and the northernmost shores of Queensland, Australia, program host Griff Rhys Jones meets a culture that was for centuries cut off from the rest of the world. The intriguing, stunningly creative objects produced by Torres Strait Islander artists are infus...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Hidden treasures of Australian, African, and Indian art.
Corporate Authors: Channel Four (Great Britain)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©2011.
Series:Films on Demand.
Hidden treasures of Australian, African, and Indian art.
Subjects:
Art and society.
Art, Aboriginal Australian.
Art, Asian.
Art, Australian > History.
Art, East Asian.
Art, Indic.
Culture.
Folklore.
Islamic arts.
Language and culture.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 min.) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction: Hidden Treasures of Australian Art (1:28)
  • Mysterious Mask (3:41)
  • Australia (3:04)
  • Torres Strait Islands (3:08)
  • Thursday Island (3:49)
  • Badu (1:24)
  • Sacred Art (2:30)
  • Headdress (3:30)
  • Headhunting (3:11)
  • Erub Island (3:08)
  • Tradition (1:51)
  • Sacred Drums (2:23)
  • Destroyed Art (2:07)
  • Mer Island (3:09)
  • Artifacts (2:45)
  • Dance (1:50)
  • Initiation (2:22)
  • New Masks (1:53)
  • Mabuiag Island (1:43)
  • Old Legends (1:33)
  • Barbarous (2:08)
  • Cultural Significance (3:18)
  • Torres Straight Islands Art (1:43)
  • Conclusion (1:16)
  • Credits: Hidden Treasures of Australian Art (0:29)