Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Arrernte ceremony, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1896.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "White bat (Elkintera) ceremony. Arunta." Original print (handwritten annotation): "Ceremony of Elkintera (White Bat, Megaderma gigas) of Imanda."

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Circa 1896
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP8788

Classification

Primary Subject
Ceremony, People
Secondary Subject
Totem , Men