Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Kaytetye ceremony, Barrow Creek, Central Australia, 1901.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Kaitish ceremony. Emu." Original print (handwritten annotation): "Kaitish Totemic Ceremony (Achilpa) "

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Between /06/1901 and /07/1901
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP9013

Classification

Primary Subject
People, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Men, Totem