Arrernte woman wearing a mourning headdress, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1901.

Photographers: Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen

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Item XP 9389 Glass plate. Arrernte. Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia. 1901

Summary

Arrernte widow covered with pipe clay and wearing the tyemurrelye to scare the spirit of her husband away from the camp and into his grave.

Physical Description

Silver gelatin emulsion. Half plate.

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Object/Medium

Glass plate
Photographer

W. B. Spencer & F. J. Gillen
Cultural Groups

Arrernte
Locality

Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

1901
Conservation

140 mm (Length), 100 mm (Height)
Keywords

People, Mourning, Ceremony, Mortuary, Body Decoration, Dress and Ornamentation
References

[Book] Batty, Philip, et al. 2005. The Photographs of Baldwin Spencer.
[Book] Museum Victoria. 2004. Treasures of the Museum. Victoria, Australia. 206.
Collection Names

Spencer and Gillen Collection
Type of item

Image
Discipline

Ethnohistory
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic, Ethnohistory

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Item XP 9389 Glass plate. Arrernte. Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia. 1901

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