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): "Lizard totem ceremony. Arunta." Original print (handwritten annotation): "From copy: "Ceremony of the Echunpa (Lizard Totem)."

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Circa 1896
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP8847

Classification

Primary Subject
Ceremony, People
Secondary Subject
Totem, Men