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The Mulka Project safeguards 50 days, or 1200 hours, or 72,000 minutes, worth of video and audio recordings that date back to the 1930s and further.

Located in the community of Yirrkala in northern Australia, The Mulka Project is a multifaceted production company that acts as a living library for the Yolηu people of north-east Arnhem Land, preserving old means to hold with unspoiled hands, or a public but sacred ceremony.

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