Aboriginal Marndiwala Initiation Ceremonies in Borroloola

Painting with red ochre

A young Yanyuwa boy being painted with red ochre during his “Marndiwala” initiation ceremony in Borroloola, near the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Dec 20, 1992
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