IDNO

DG.167261.RPT

Description

A portrait of two Tiwi men wearing facial paint possibly for a Pukamani ceremony to honour a deceased person at Snake Bay on Melville Island. [KK 04/08/2023]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Tiwi Islands; Melville Island; Snake Bay

Cultural Affliation

First Nations Australian; Tiwi [historically Aboriginal]

Named Person

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

1948

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Digital File

Primary Documentation

Other Information

DG.167113.RPT - DG.167351.RPT were located on a blue 'Seagate backup plus' hard drive in a box now numbered C1035/.

DG.167255.RPT - DG.167274.RPT were located in a digital folder named "Melville Island Scans."


Related image: A similar image is in the care of the Art Gallery New South Wales with the number 98.1988 and the following information: "Tiwi men, Melville Island.
1949.
gelatin silver photograph.
23.1 x 33.1 cm image 30.5 x 40.4 cm sheet." [source: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/98.1988/ KK 04/08/2023]