Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Hundred of bones were stolen and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, until it became known to Arnhem elders in the late 1990s. The return of the sacred artefacts was called for, resulting in a tense standoff between indigenous tribespeople and the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Jacob Nayinggul, Joe Gumbula, Martin Thomas
Crew: Martin Thomas (Writer), Béatrice Bijon (Director), Béatrice Bijon (Producer), Martin Thomas (Director), Martin Thomas (Producer), Scott Wombey (Cinematography)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Studio: Ronin Films, Red Lily Productions
Runtime: 73 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 04, 2018
IMDb: 10
