Men sitting grouped together in front of a canopy of leaves singing to the Lalira (the stone that the elders use to perform circumcision) before the initiation ceremony takes place.

Formerly AP1164.

For mounted album photograph see AA108/2/45/5 & AA108/22/9/2.

For glass slides and plates see AA108/41/3.

560. 'Gillen no. 164 Duplicate'.
561. 'Singing the lalira (operating knife) previous circumcision knife in centre group hardly [illegible]'.
562. '"Ilchilpa" men singing the lalira, the stone knife used for circumcision at Apulla ground, Arunta Tribe'.

Photograph taken central Australia.

Tindale Tribes: Aranda.

AIATSIS Tribal/Language Groups: Arrernte.