Aboriginal Ceremonies from Northern Australia

Hitting the head

Men and boys “hit the head” of a decorated pole, representing a deceased person as one of the final acts of the Yalkawaru ceremony of the Yanyuwa people of Borroloola.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Nov 23, 1981
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