Arrernte ceremony, Alice Springs, Central Australia.
Physical Description
Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Quarter plate.
Primary Comments
Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Oruncha ceremony. Arunta." Original print (handwritten annotation): "Quabara Oruncha of Charritchi (2) Oruncha (mischievous spirit) Ceremony. The head dress represents the man he has killed. The "two horns" are pointing sticks. N.T.I. p. 332."
Rights: Museum Victoria
Photograph Details
- Restriction
- Ceremonial
- Date Made
- Between 1894 and 1926
- Creator
Subjects
- Language Groups
- Totems
- Places
Institution
- Institution
- Museum Victoria
- Registration
- XP8986
Classification
- Primary Subject
- People, Ceremony
- Secondary Subject
- Men, Totem