Snake [wollonqua] totem ceremony

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Three decorated male performers kneel in a circle while three men rub their backs. In the background, a group of men watch.

No former AP number located.

77. 'Rubbing bodies of men who have been performing a snake [wollonqua] totem ceremony. Idea is to please the snake. Warramunga.'

Photograph taken central Australia.

Tindale Tribes: Waramanga.

Creator: Francis James Gillen
Control: AA 108/50/2/77
Date Range:  1890  -  1902
Quantity:    1   Print
Formats: Loose Photographic Prints
Series:  AA 108/50
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