Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Ceremony, Powell Creek, Central Australia, 1901.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Chingilli. Fire totem ceremony." Original print (handwritten annotation): "(1) Tjingilli Ceremony (yam totem) "

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Between 23/09/1901 and 03/10/1901
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP9012

Classification

Primary Subject
People, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Men, Totem