Cracks in the Mask

Cracks in the Mask (1997)

Released Documentary · 57 min

 

Cracks in the Mask (1997)

Released Documentary · 57 min

 

A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their cultural artifacts left them with nothing but a history of remembered loss. The only people in the Pacific to make elaborate turtleshell masks have none left - they are all in foreign museums. In a quest to reclaim the past, Ephraim Bani, a wise and knowledgeable Torres Strait... see more

A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their cultural artifacts left them with nothing but a history of remembered loss. The only people in the Pacific to make elaborate turtleshell masks have none left - they are all in foreign museums. In a quest to reclaim the past, Ephraim Bani, a wise and knowledgeable Torres Strait... see more
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RELEASED
Jun 6, 1997
COUNTRY
AU
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English, French, German
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