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Object Number
2004.29.21715
Display Title
Male youths lying on ground as part of Initiation Ceremony
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Australia, Northern Territory, Arnhem Land
1. The first step for initiation into manhood: young Australian aborigines lying stretched in the burning sun in a mosquito-haunted jungle.
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Aborigine
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Arnhem Land
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 × 6.8 cm (4 × 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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