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