Arrernte men rubbing the edge of a spear-thrower on a shield to make fire, Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1896

Photographers: Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen

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Item XP 9564 Glass plate. Arrernte. Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia. 1896

Summary

Arrernte men rubbing the edge of a spear-thrower on a shield to make fire.

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

1896
Keywords

People, Weapon, Weapon, Technology, Topography
References

[Book] Batty, Philip, et al. 2005. The Photographs of Baldwin Spencer.
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 9564 Glass plate. Arrernte. Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia. 1896

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