Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Warumungu man with gashed thigh the day after a man died, the wound bound to make sure it gapes widely, Tennant Creek, Central Australia, 16 August 1901.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Quarter plate.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Mourning" Original print (handwritten annotation): No print

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Date Made
Between /07/1901 and /09/1901
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP9498

Classification

Primary Subject
People, Ceremony
Secondary Subject
Man, Mourning