Binbinga medicine man named Kurkutji, with plaited hair and a bark-wrapped bundle on his back with items for domestic and ritual use, Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia, 1901.
Physical Description
Glass plate. Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.
Primary Comments
Original glass plate sleeve (handwritten annotation): "Binbinga Medicine Man" Original print caption: "Medicine man, Binbinga tribe, carrying a wallet on his back. Showing method of plaiting hair. Side face."
Rights: Museum Victoria
Photograph Details
- Date Made
- Between /11/1901 and /02/1902
- Creator
Subjects
- Language Groups
- Places
Institution
- Institution
- Museum Victoria
- Registration
- XP14335
Classification
- Primary Subject
- People, Dress And Ornamentation
- Secondary Subject
- Man, Hair Decoration