This film was made during the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Yuendumu, Northern Territory from 20 May - 9 June 1963.

'Aboriginal Hair String' is a final film production documenting the making of hair string. First is shown the industrial manufacture of string in a factory and then using a spinning wheel. The manufacture and uses of human hair string is shown, from processing the raw material, construction and use of the spindle-bobbin, teasing and spinning the thread.

Keywords: Decoration, String games.

Note: Restricted Sequence Starts at 00:16:05:00 Restricted Sequence Ends 00:16:23:00.
Restricted Sequence Starts at 00:19:02:10 Restricted Sequence Ends 00:22:30:00.

Script/Director: TD Campbell (AA 52)
Cinematographer: MJ Barrett
Narration: JG Cornell
Series: Aspects of Aboriginal Life in Central Australia.
Individuals: Tim and other men, Jill, Pansy of the Warlpiri people.

Tindale Tribes: Walpiri

The South Australian Museum Archives Master Preservation Tape (AA 346/9/15/10/6) is a new Digital Interpositive consisting of (AA 346/9/15/10/3-4). Duration 15 minutes 54 seconds.

The original master copies of this film were processed in the BAR Film Catalogue as C#10.

1. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. MASTER POSITIVE PRINT A
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 800ft.
   
   
2. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. MASTER POSITIVE PRINT B
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 800ft.
   
   
3. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. SOUND POSITIVE (B)
   Characteristics: 16mm, optical sound, 800ft.
   
   
4. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. DUPLICATE POSITIVE
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 850ft.
   
   
5. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. SCREENING PRINT (COPY 1)
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, optical sound, 900ft.
   
   
6. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. SCREENING PRINT (COPY 2)
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, optical sound, 900ft.
   
   
7. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
   Format: SP Betacam
   Duration: 21 min 49 sec
   Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/3-4
   
   
8. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. DUBBING / LOAN COPY
   Format: Digital Betacam
   Duration: 21 min 49 sec
   Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/7
   
   
9. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 21 min 49 sec
   Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/8
   
   
10. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. PRESERVATION DVD 2
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 21 min 49 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/8
    
    
11. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 21 min 49 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/9
    
    
12. 'ABORIGINAL HAIR STRING,' 1963. ACCESS DVD 4
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 21 min 49 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/10/10
    
    

• TD Campbell Field Diary 'Yuendumu - Filming Expedition 1963' (AA 52/1)
  
  
• BAR Film Catalogue of the colour films C1-C11. (AA 346/9/27/14