M0005257: Bora ceremony, Wailwan land, near the Macquarie River, Australia, 1898
- Date:
- 17 November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/42/88
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Gathering wild birds' eggs from, Aboriginals of New South Wales.
Description
Photograph of a group of people gathering wild birds' eggs as part of the Bora ceremony, New South Wales, Australia. Photograph taken by Charles Henry Kerry. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the item contains images of deceased persons
Publication/Creation
17 November 1937
Physical description
2 photographs glass plate negatives; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the album that contains the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 38104i
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 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request