Wambaya ceremony, Beetalo Downs, Central Australia, 1901.
Physical Description
Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Quarter plate.
Primary Comments
Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Sacred ceremonies Fly Lizard Wallaby Totems Umbaia Tribe" Original print (handwritten annotation): "2/ Umbaia ceremony. Front man holding sacred stone (Anjulukuli in his hands). Ground cleared for ceremony. Performers represented various totemic groups. Lizard Fly Wallaby Bird Snake."
Rights: Museum Victoria
Photograph Details
- Restriction
- Ceremonial
- Date Made
- 09/10/1901
- Creator
- Date Collected
- 09/10/1901
Subjects
- Language Groups
- Totems
- Places
Institution
- Institution
- Museum Victoria
- Registration
- XP9082
Classification
- Primary Subject
- Ceremony, People
- Secondary Subject
- Totem , Men