| Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer based on information from label on verso.; Part of the collection: Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts.; "Negative no.: 1085.21"--Label on verso of print.; Inscriptions: "Snake Bay, Melville Island, Oct. 1948. Cockatoo feather head-dress and elaborate armlets. He is about to give a long out-stretched call that precedes all their dancing. It is low pitched 'honey' call followed by a high-pitched 'mosquito' call. It is also repeated at the end of all ceremonies. The conical huts in the background were built there during the war."--Label on verso; "Copyright Axel Poignant"--Stamped on verso.; Condition: Buckled.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080132.
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