Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Arrernte ceremony, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1896.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Full plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Unjiamba totem ceremony. Arunta." Original print (handwritten annotation): "(1) Man decorated for the performance of an "opossum" (anthinna) totem ceremony. Arunta Tribe (2) Engwura 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
XP8899

Classification

Primary Subject
People, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Men, Totem