Sharkcallers of kontu, The.
Material type: TextPublication details: Killcare, New South Wales : O'Rourke and Associates Filmmakers, [198?].Description: Videocassette (VHS)(ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 inSubject(s):Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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For a small community of Pacific Islanders, sharks have special significance. They believe that these creatures contain the spirits of their ancestors. Their culture and their religion are based on this unique relationship. For centuries men have gone out to sea in small outrigger canoes to call, trap and kill sharks by hand.
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