Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Arrernte corroboree, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1901.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Tjitjingalla Corroboree. Arunta." Original print caption: "Tjitjingall Corroboree. Arunta. Alice Springs, 1901."

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Date Made
Circa Apr 1901
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP9301

Classification

Ceremony Type
Tjitjingalla Corroboree
Primary Subject
People, Dress And Ornamentation, Ceremony, Ceremony, Ceremony, Ceremony, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Men, Ceremonial, Dance, Corroboree, Decoration, Ornament, Head, Painting, Body