TY - ADVS AU - Kerry, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1857-1928 TI - Novices crossing the base of the deity figure with their heads shrouded in blankets during the Aboriginal Australian Bora ceremony, Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales, ca. 1895 [picture] / Charles H. Kerry T3 - Photographs of religious ceremonies of the Australian Aborigines. KW - Aboriginal Australians -- Rites and ceremonies -- New South Wales -- Macquarie Marshes -- Photographs. KW - Initiation rites -- New South Wales -- Macquarie Marshes -- Photographs. KW - Ceremonial objects -- New South Wales -- Macquarie Marshes -- Photographs. KW - Body painting -- New South Wales -- Macquarie Marshes -- Photographs. KW - Art, Aboriginal Australian -- New South Wales -- Macquarie Marshes -- Photographs. KW - Macquarie Marshes (N.S.W.) -- Photographs. M1 - Restricted - Aboriginal ceremonial and gender specific material (men's business). N1 - Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription. N1 - Part of the collection: Photographs of religious ceremonies of the Australian Aborigines. N1 - Photographs of portraits and scenes of Aboriginals, commissioned by the N.S.W. Government. N1 - "Kerry & Co Photo, 30B Geo. St, Sydney, Copyright"--Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner. N1 - Inscriptions: "Aboriginal Bora, Crossing the deity figure, 2613"--Lower left of photograph; "In this picture novices are shown crossing the base of the figure. Somewhat resembles a Masonic scene and movement."--Attached typed note on bottom of album page. N1 - Condition: Silvering, yellowing. PY - 1895 M1 - Accessed from https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5481585 ER -