Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Preparation for Arrernte ceremony, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1901.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Quarter plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Preparing Illyonpa." Original print (handwritten annotation): No print

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Date Made
Circa 1901
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP9324

Classification

Primary Subject
People, Ceremony, Dress And Ornamentation, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Group, Painting, Body, Ceremonial, Corroboree