Aboriginal Ceremonies from Northern Australia

Clapping boomerangs

A Yanyuwa elder sings during a “Yalkawaru” ceremony in Borroloola near the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Boomerangs, clapped together to accompany singing, are widely used.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Nov 23, 1981
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