Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

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