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): "Iruntarinia ceremony of Irritcha totem. Arunta." Original print (handwritten annotation): "Iruntarinia ceremony of the Irritcha (eagle-hawk) totem. Arunta. Alice Springs, 1896."

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Circa 1896
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP8822

Classification

Primary Subject
Ceremony, People
Secondary Subject
Totem , Men