Hunting for Flying Fox | Yolngu comedy!

This is a hunting expedition with Peter Walarri (in red shorts) and family in 1996. Walarri is Ramingining's primary yidaki player along with David Dharrapuy.

What started out as a serious hunting trip quickly turned into a comedy show, with families deliberately acting up in front of the camera. To appreciate the humour you need to have an understanding of Yolngu Matha language. But I guess the visuals and the body language give you an idea of the hilary in which we found ourselves!

We ended up with roasted flying foxes (warrnyu) and cabbage palm (da:rra), the flying fox having quite a strong gamey taste. Not my favourite, but if you're hungry, you'll eat anything.

Famous artist Dorothy Djukulul can be seen in the background in some of the shots. The big tall bloke is David Biltji, the eldest son of Jardie Ashley... another renowned artist.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• aboriginal
• comedy
• warrnyu
• flying
• fox
• hunting
• arnhem
• land
• ramingining
• yolngu
• humour
• indigenous
• walarri
• dharrapuy

[nathoi]

this vid is a copy from natgeo.

[ididjaustralia]

@nathoi i filmed it myself

[ididjaustralia]

@nathoi they stole it from me, can u give me details pls so i can check up on it?

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

yeah id rather cook them b4 i eat them tho

[ididjaustralia]

@Cre8iveSignWorks they are cooked first b4 eating!

[WhiteTiger333]

Mmmmm...yummy! :p No, I don't understand the language, but laughter is universal.  Love the hairpieces. :D

[ididjaustralia]

True eh! Thanks for your comments!

[nathoi]

@ididjaustralia as i can remember in the video, there was a white man in shorts(not quite old) who was with the natives.they were hunting flying foxes.the natives cut down trees and they set up something like a bridge for them to stand and hold, and strike the flying foxes using cut branches.i saw only one man standing on that bridge.that man was the best hunter in their tribe as the narrator said.

[nathoi]

i saw this at natgeo.same copy.

[billymagfhloinn]

@snowy808 Ah snowy, really? That's all you can say.

[snowy808]

Good too see the black people wearing white man clothes. At least they learn t something civilized

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

@ididjaustralia

thanx...i just thought it looked raw.

cheers m8