M0012545: A kurdaitcha in Central Australia

Date:
May 1952
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/112/17
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Man wearing 'Kurdaitcha' equipment. Central Australia.

Description

Photograph of a Kurdaitcha man, a shaman of the Arrernte people, taken in Central Australia, with caption underneath. This reproduction was taken from Hutchinson, Walter: Customs of the World, Vol I.

Publication/Creation

May 1952

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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