A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING ASPECTS OF THE LIFE IN NORTH EAST ARNHEM LAND, CIRCA 1930s

Silver gelatin prints

The photographs were reputedly found in an old can in a shed many years ago, but the identity of the photographer is not known

The photographs are in good condition and framed behind glass in a contemporary frame. There is slight yellowing to the edges of the photographic paper.
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The photographs include images of the clan leader (Wonggu) with a man thoughtto be Fred Gray, ceremonial dancing, a boybeing painted with Yirritja moiety designs forinitiation, a hunting party, women with babiesetc. The images were most probably taken in the Umbakumba area