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Bush Toys (2008)

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clip The bush toy tradition

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This clip showcases a number of ‘bush toys’ made by Johnny Young, depicting a rural lifestyle including horses and stockmen, a windmill, water tank, cattle yards and helicopter. The final scene in this clip shows aerial cattle mustering filmed from a helicopter.

Curator’s notes

Traditionally produced as a hobby by Eastern Arrernte men from the Santa Teresa community, when Johnny Young move to Titjikala he passed on the skill of making bush toys to the young boys. This sequence demonstrates how Aboriginal people pass on skills and knowledge to the following generation.

The clip showcases the creative works of Johnny Young, with attention drawn to the big splash his bush toys made when exhibited in New York.

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