Rainforest Group 2 c.1890

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Rainforest Group 2 c.1890

   

Unidentified group photographed by A.Atkinson c. 1890.

Many of the unique elements of the rainforest culture, the lawyer cane basket, (janjuu), the dome-shaped hut (mija), spears, shields and sword are displayed in this photograph.
Ritual initiation scars on the men.
 
Photo courtesy of the Cairns Historical Society.
AIATSIS Negative No. 2113.10;   CHS No. P3833