Territory Stories

Platform burial

Details:

Title

Platform burial,

Photographer

Evans, Ted,

Photo number

PH0121/0006,

Collection

Ted Evans Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1947,

Location

Yirrkala,

Description

Platform burial of small Aboriginal child. Fijian Methodist missionary Kolinio Saukaru of Yirrkala mission officiating.,

Notes

Date:1947,

Language

English,

Subject

rites & ceremonies, missionaries, Methodist Church, Aboriginal peoples (Australians), death customs,

Digital format

5000 x 3466 pixels : 24bpp ; 52Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm.,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/5428,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/5428