Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Two Arrernte sisters, Charlotte Quordugua and Chitta, of the Utnerrengatye totem, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1896.

Physical Description

Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Full plate; broken.

Primary Comments

Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Two Arunta Women (side)" Original print caption: "Young women, Arunta tribe, side face. Two sisters, Quordugna and Chitta, both Udnirringita totem." One of the original photos is reversed.

Rights: Museum Victoria

Photograph Details

Date Made
Circa 1896
Creator

Subjects

Language Groups
Individuals Identified
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XP14287

Classification

Primary Subject
People, People
Secondary Subject
Women, Portrait