Photographs relating to the Cockatoo Creek Expedition, August 1931.

Archive Collections / Dr Norman Barnett Tindale / Series AA338/05 / Photographs relating to the Cockatoo Creek Expedition, August 1931.
Supplementary to 'Expedition G. Expedition to Cockatoo Creek, Central Australia. August 6 - 27, 1931. Journal and field notes by Norman B. Tindale. 1931'. (AA 338/1/7).

Item AA 338/5/7 includes photographic images that are supplementary to Norman Barnett Tindale's journal 'Expedition G. Expedition to Cockatoo Creek, Central Australia. August 6-27, 1931. Journal and field notes by Norman B. Tindale. 1931' (AA 338/1/7). The expedition to Central Australia was organised by the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) and Tindale participated in this trip primarily as ethnographer and photographer. The research was undertaken among Anmatjera, Ngalia and Walpiri people.

This group of images has been compiled from loose photographs as well as photographs from the album (apparently put together by Tindale). The photograph album comprised 50 cardboard pages, interleaved with blank protection sheets - currently placed in Vol. 1. Some of the album pages are blank: pp. 45-47 and pp. 49-50 (Vol. 2). To comply with archival preservation requirements, the album has been disassembled and the mounted photographs have been placed, together with their duplicates, in the archival folders.

This amounted to four volumes of photographic material consisting of b/w photographic prints, contact prints and acetate and possibly nitrate negatives. The images are focussed on camp life; tool making; hunting and food gathering and preparation (Vol. 1; Vol. 2 and Vol. 3). The third volume contains images relating to ceremonial activities and these items are restricted to men only.

See also related collections: Board for Anthropological Research (see AA 346); Herbert Matthew Hale (see AA 124); John Burton Cleland (see AA 60) and John Hugo Gray (see AA 111). The expedition party had also recorded a motion picture disclosing very similar themes to those covered by photographs. There are copies (AA 346/9/5) available in the South Australian Museum Archives.

Please note Tindale' abbreviations: CA., C.A., C. Aust (Central Australia); Mt (Mount); C.C. Ck, Cockatoo Ck. (Cockatoo Creek); Exped. (Expedition); Cock. Ck. Exp (Cockatoo Creek Expedition); N (North); NW (North-West); N.E. (North-East); W (West); S. (South); Stn. (Station); Aug (August); yrs (years); Journ, journ (journal); Tr., tr (Tribe); m (miles).


The detailed list of the Cockatoo Creek photographs is as follows:

Vol. 1, photographs 1 - 70

  1. 'Termite mounds Burt Plain CA 8 1931 N B Tindale photo'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 3 of photograph album.

  2. 'Hann Range from South-west.'
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 3 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  3. 'Hann Range, looking W. from Gap on Overland Telegraph Track'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 3 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  4. 'Looking N.W. from granite knoll, Pine Hill Stn.'
    Two b/w photographic prints. On of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 4 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  5. 'Looking N.E. from granite knoll, Pine Hill Stn.'
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 4 of photograph album. Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  6. 'Mt Thomas from headwaters of Lander Creek; looking W.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 4 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  7. 'Gneiss & shist at foot of Mt Finnis dipp high L NE Cock. Ck. Exp. N B T 8 1931 looking W.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these is mounted on cardboard, page 4 of photograph album. Annotation by Tindale.

  8. 'Rau, Stocker and Wilkinson departing on day's trip from Cockatoo Creek.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 4 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  9. 'Granite knoll three miles S. of Cockatoo Creek camp'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 5 of photograph album. Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  10. 'Quartz Hill from North, viewed from granite knoll 3 m. S of Cockatoo Creek camp.'
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 6 of photograph album. Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  11. 'View north from granite knoll, 3 m S of Cockatoo Creek'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 6 of photograph album. Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  12. No caption.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative depicting men riding on camels (departing on a day's trip, compare photograph number 8.).

  13. 'Cockatoo Ck CA Aug 1931'.
    An image of men riding on camels. One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative that has been annotated by Tindale. (similar image to photograph number 12).

  14. 'Cockatoo Creek; early morning scene; native camp amid mitchell grass of creek.'
    Two b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 7 of photograph album. Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  15. 'Walpiri Tribe men Cockatoo Creek, C Aust. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo Journ. P. 13 on left intersex individual'.
    Five b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 7 of photograph album.

  16. 'Walpiri men Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 13'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 7 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Ilpirra tribe natives Cockatoo Ck.'.

  17. 'Walpiri boy with bone pin in hair Cockatoo Creek CA 8 1931 N. B. Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints. Tindale has annotated only one print. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 8 of photograph album.

  18. 'Native removing "prickle jack" spines from his foot after the dance'.
    Five b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 8 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Removing stick from foot. Cockatoo Creek CA 8 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 23' and 'Walpiri man removing stick from sole of his foot Cockatoo Creek 8 1931 N B Tindale Journal p. 23'.

  19. 'Ilpirra Tribe natives on arrival at Cockatoo Ck. Aug. 1931 NB.T. intersex indiv[idual] N. B. T. diary p. 12.'.
    A group portrait of men. Two b/w photographic prints annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 9 of photograph album.

  20. 'Walpiri man with yellow dingo Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p 13'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 9 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Native with tamed pure-bred dingo'.

  21. 'Tame dingo Cockatoo Ck Aug. 1931'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale. Further annotation by unknown author: 'N B Tindale photo'.

  22. 'Walpiri boy Cockatoo Creek 8 1931 N B Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 9 of photograph album.

  23. 'Native with tamed dingo.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 10 of photograph album.

  24. 'Walpiri tribe boy Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N. B. Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 10 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Ilpirra Tr. Boy Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 NB'.

  25. 'Walpiri tribe camp scene Women at leisure Cockatoo Creek CA. 8 1931 N B Tindale journal p 31'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 10 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Women nursing children in camp; late afternoon'.

  26. 'Kunmangala [female] 14 yrs Ngalia Tr. Of Wandabara W of Cockatoo Creek CA N B Tindale Aug 1931'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 11 of photograph album.

  27. As per no. 26
    Four b/w photographic prints. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 11 of photograph album.

  28. 'Young woman after being cast by H. [Hale] and T. [Tindale] for face and upper body'.
    Four b/w photographic prints annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 10 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Walpiri and Anmatjera clothed at Cockatoo Creek Aug. 1931 N B Tindale photo'; 'Walpiri and Anmatjera (clothed) aborigines Cockatoo Creek C.A. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo' and 'Ilpirra & Anmatjera (clothed) females. Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 N. B. T.'.

  29. 'Walpiri children Cockatoo Creek, C Aust. Aug. 1931 N B Tindale photo'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 12 of photograph album.

  30. 'Walpiri Tribe girl Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo'.
    Four b/w photographic prints and one contact print copied from the acetate negative marked as Acc. No. 1003. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 13 of photograph album. Handwritten annotations by Tindale.

  31. 'Jumu tribe woman with child and bark dish of vegetable food Cockatoo Creek Aug. 1931 N B Tindale photo'.
    Seven b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 13 of photograph album.

  32. 'Typical sitting posture' and 'Walpiri boy Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 14 of photograph album.

  33. 'Rabbit bandicoot [male] Thylocomys logotis Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale used by P Aitken.
    Three b/w photographic prints annotated by Tindale. One of these is mounted on cardboard, page 14 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'rabbit bandicoot (Lagorchestes)'.

  34. 'Removing bark of Eucalyptus papuana gumtree to make temporary dish; cutting end of boomerang used as chopper.'.
    Three b/w photographic prints annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 15 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Walpiri men cutting bark dish with boomerang knife end Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo'.

  35. 'Conclusion of a blow with the knife end of the Ilpirra boomerang.'
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 15 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Walpiri men cutting bark dish with boomerang knife end Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo'; 'Ilpira Tr. [men] cutting bark dish Cockatoo Ck. 8 1931 N. B. T.'

  36. 'Wedge and stone used to remove slab of mulga from tree to make spearthower'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 16 of photograph album.

  37. 'Plate I Cutting bean tree (Erythrina) for shield Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 26'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 16 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Chopping down bean tree to make shield'.

  38. 'Felling Erythrina tree to make a wooden shield Walpiri Tribe Cockatoo Creek Central Australia Aug. 1931'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  39. 'Womera cutting Womera Cockatoo Ck. Aug 1931'
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  40. 'Wedging off womera Cockatoo Ck Aug. 1931'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  41. 'Cockatoo Ck. CA. Aug 1931 wedging of womera'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  42. 'Trimming womera slab Cockatoo Ck Aug 1931'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  43. No caption.
    One image of a person cutting a tree. b/w photographic print mounted on board, page 17 of a photograph album

  44. As per no. 43

  45. '1st stage in cutting of deep dish C.C.Ck.. 8 1931 NBT. P 28'
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 18 of photograph album.

  46. 'Deep dish making Cockatoo Ck 8 1931 NBT. P. 28'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 18 of photograph album.

  47. 'Deep dish making Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 NBT. P. 28 Anmatjera Tr.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 19 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Adzing dish'.

  48. 'Grooving bean tree vessel Anmatjera Tr. Cockatoo Ck 8. 1931'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 19 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Adzing water dish Walpiri Tr.'.

  49. 'Making dish Cockato Ck'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  50. 'Cockatoo Ck CA. Bean tree wood dish'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  51. 'Making dish Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  52. No caption.
    (Making dish). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  53. 'Stage II log for shield making. Cockatoo Creek. Aug. 1931 NBT. P 26.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, only one annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 20 of photograph album.

  54. 'Stage II shield making Cockatoo Creek Aug. 1931 N.B.T. p 26'
    Two b/w photographic prints, only one annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 20 of photograph album.

  55. 'Cockatoo Ck Aug 1931 Man getting trunk of Erythrina tree for making wooden dish N B Tindale photo'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  56. 'Shield making End of stage II Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale p 26'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 21 of photograph album.

  57. 'Shield making, making handle by digging out with yam stick Cockatoo Creek 8 1931 N B Tindale journ p.33'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 21 of photograph album.

  58. 'Spinning pubic hair for an ornament Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journ p.49'.
    Four b/w photographs, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 22 of photograph album.

  59. 'Spinning human hair (pubic) for pubic tassel ornament Cockatoo Creek C Aust N B Tindale Journal p. 49 Aug. 1931'
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 22 of photograph album.

  60. '1st sighting 1 stalking euro Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo journ p. 29'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 23 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: '1. Stalking euro. Man becomes aware of euro in distance spear Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p 29'.

  61. 'Stalking euro Walpiri tribe Cockatoo Creek C Aust. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 29'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 23 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: '2 Stalking euro Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale journ p 29'.

  62. '3 Stalking euro Aug 1931 Cockatoo Creek CA Walpiri Tr. N B Tindale journal p. 29'
    Six b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 24 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Hunter of Ngalia tribe stalking kangaroo with spear held in spearthrower Cockatoo Creek, Central Australia photo N. B. Tindale'.

  63. No caption.
    (Stalking euro). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  64. No catption.
    (Striking at euro). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  65. '4 Striking at euro Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo p. 29 Walpiri Tr.'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 24 of photograph album.

  66. 'Hunter bringing in euro Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale p. 29' and 'used in Keast. 1981 Ecol. Biogeog of Australia [Ecological biogeography of Australia]'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 25 of photograph album.

  67. No caption.
    (Hunter carrying euro). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  68. 'Gutting euro using spearthrover adze stone as knife Cockatoo Creek Ca. Aug 1931 Walpiri Tr. N B Tindale journ. P. 29'.
    Five b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 25 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: '2 gutting euro using spearthrower as knife to cut slit a belly. Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p 29'; 'Cutting open belly of euro using stone adze on spearthrower as knife Walpiri Tr. Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug. 1931 N B Tindale Journal p. 29' and 'Gutting euro womera knife Cockatoo Ck. 8 1931 N. B. T. p. 29'.

  69. 'Gutting euro; men adzing shield and dish in background Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931 N B Tindale.'
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 26 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Gutting euro; adzing shield in background Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931 Journ. P. 29 N B Tindale Walpiri Tribe'.

  70. '3 cleaning euro guts. Cockatoo Creek CA 8 1931 N B Tindale journ p 29'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 26 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Gutting euro Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug. 1931 N B Tindale Journ. P. 29 Walpiri Tr.'.

  71. 'Singeing fur of euro Cockatoo Creek 8 N B Tindale journ p 29'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 27 of photograph album.

  72. No caption.
    An image similar to the photograph number 71. One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  73. '19 Preparing fur-singed kangaroo for the oven hole using stone on end of spearthrower as a knife to cut off legs etc Cockatoo Creek C Aust photo N. B. Tindale'.
    Six b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 27 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Cleaning charcoal just before placing in oven; fur has been singed off. Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931 NBT journ p. 30'; 'Chopping off limbs and tail prep. For cooking euro Cockatoo Cr. Aug 1931 N. B. Tindale p. 30' and 'Chopping off limbs and tail fur charred body of euro, preparation for cooking. Cockatoo Creek, CA Walpiri Tr Aug 1931 N B Tindale journ. P. 30'.

  74. 'Cockatoo Creek CA Aug. 1931 N B Tindale'.
    One b/w photographic print containing an image very similar to the photograph number 73 . Handwritten annotation by Tindale.

  75. 'Preparing oven to roast euro Cockatoo Creek Aug. 1931 N B Tindale photo Journal p. 30'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these photos is mounted on cardboard, page 28 of photograph album.

  76. 'Raking coals oven euro Cockatoo Creek CA. Aug 1931 N B Tindale journ p. 30'.
    Four b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these photos is mounted on cardboard, page 28 of photograph album.

  77. 'Preparing cooking oven for euro Cockatoo Creek, CA. August 1931 Journ. P 29 N. B. Tindale'.
    Five b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 29 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Preparing oven for euro cooking Cockatoo Creek CA 8 1931 N B Tindale journ p 29' and 'Preparing oven Cockatoo Creek 8 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 29. Walpiri Tr.'.

  78. '20 Cutting up cooked kangaroo with stone knife set in end of spear thrower Cockatoo Creek C Aust photo N B Tindale'.
    Seven b/w photographic prints and one acetate negative, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 29 of photograph album. An alternative annotation: 'Cutting up roast euro Walpiri Tr. Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale Journ. P. 31.'

  79. No caption.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative containing an image similar to the photograph number 78.

  80. No caption.
    A group of men sitting amid native vegetation. One b/w photographic print, mounted on cardboard, page 30 of photograph album.

  81. 'Digging jelka (cyperus) bulbs Cockatoo Creek CA Aug 1931 N B Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 30 of photograph album.

  82. 'Digging jelka (cyperus) bulbs for food Cockatoo Creek 8. 1931 N B Tindale'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 31 of photograph album.

  83. 'Midday ease Cockato Ck. 8. 1931 NBT. Ilpirra men'.
    A group of young men and children sitting on the ground. Two b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 31 of photograph album.

  84. '18 Children digging out Cyperus (nut grass) bulbs for food Cockatoo Creek Central Australia photo N B Tindale'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, only one annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 32 of photograph album.

  85. No caption.
    One b/w photographic print containing an image of a child walking on a path amid native trees and grass.

  86. 'Boys fighting with reed spears (cane grass) Cockatoo Creek C.A. N B Tindale Aug. 1931'.
    Three b/w photographic prints and one contact print copied from the acetate negative marked as Acc. No. 1003, annotated by Tindale. One of the prints is mounted on cardboard, page 33 of photograph album. This page also contains restricted images and it is placed in the RESTRICTED section of this item, Vol. 3 of 3. An alternative annotation: 'play fighting with reed spears Cockatoo Creek CA. N B Tindale Aug 1931'.

  87. 'Playing at fighting Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931 N B Tindale photo'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, only one annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 33 of photograph album. This page also contains restricted images and it is placed in the RESTRICTED section of this item, Vol. 3 of 3.

  88. 'Walpiri man eating Witjuti grubs Cockatoo Creek, CA. Aug 31 N B Tindale'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  89. '22 Men adzing bean tree wood shields Cockatoo Creek, Central Australia photo N. B. Tindale Aug 1931'.
    Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. An alternative annotation: 'Making spearthrower Stage III Cockatoo Creek 8 1931 N B Tindale'.

  90. 'Aljara Panangka class Anmatjera girl 12 - 14 yrs wearing composites as ornament Cockatoo Creek N B Tindale Aug. 1931'.
    Six b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. One of these prints is mounted on cardboard, page 48 of photograph album. Alternative annotations: 'Anmatjera girl c 12-14 yrs wearing composites as hair ornament. Cockatoo Creek C. Aust. Aug. 1931 N B Tindale photo nm [name] Aljana of Panangka class'; '11 Girl of Anmatjera tribe Central Australia with flowers in her hair photo N. B. Tindale at Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931' and '"Alvana" Panangka class Anmatjera tr girl c 12-14 yrs wearing composites as ornaments Cockatoo Creek CA N B Tindale Aug 1931'. Three prints contain cropped image. (Note: Compositae, a family of plants including the daisy, dandelion, etc.). Some images are cropped.

  91. 'Ail'ailyaka of Charlotte Waters Aranda Tribe Cockatoo Ck. Exped. Diary p. 1. 8. 1931 N. B. T.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints containing an image of an old man dressed in an overcoat. One of these pirnts is mounted on cardboard, page 48 of photograph album.

  92. 'N B Tindale interrogating natives Cockatoo Creek Aug. 1931. C Aust.'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  93. 'Sharpening adze stone by rapping reset blade with boomerang Cockatoo Creek Aug 1931 N B Tindale journal p. 39.'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  94. 'Stone adze used on boomerang Cockatoo Creek C.A. N B Tindale Journal p. 39 Hooked boomerang; double ended adze'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  95. 'Adzing shield Arabuta [male] at work Cockatoo Creek, C.A. Aug. 1931 N B Tindale Journ p. 27'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  96. 'Lighting fire Cockatoo Ck Aug 1931 N. B. Tindale'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  97. 'Men resting under a witchetty bush (acacia Kempeara) waiting for a ceremony to commence Cockatoo Creek Central Australia Aug. 1931'.
    Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  98. 'Making shield handle with yam stick Acc. No. 319'.
    One b/w photographic print. Handwritten annotation.

  99. 'Kyanite schist of Archaean age 1 m W of Cockatoo Creek well'.
    One b/w photographic print containing an image of a cliff. (Photograph taken by JB Cleland?).

  100. 'Cockatoo Ck Aug. 1931'
    Portrait of an elderly man. One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  101. 'Cockatoo Ck. CA. Aug 1931'
    Portrait of a boy. One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  102. No caption.
    Image of a boy (standing) and another child running. Native trees in the background. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  103. 'Cockatoo Ck CA'.
    Members of the Cockatoo Creek expedition party. A group of children standing near by. One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  104. No caption.
    A group portrait of children standing in the foreground of native trees. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  105. 'Night scene Native camp Cockatoo Ck Aug. 1932 Ngalia Tr. NBT'.
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  106. No caption (poor image).
    (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  107. 'Straightening pole for spear Cockatoo Ck CA. Aug 1931'
    One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  108. No caption.
    (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  109. 'Cockatoo Creek'.
    This image is almost identical to the photograph number 44. One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  110. 'Cockatoo Ck. CA. Aug 1931 Exped'.
    A landscape image. One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative, annotated by Tindale.

  111. No caption.
    A group of people standing amid native trees and vegetation. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  112. No caption.
    A group of people on the move. Another group of people is standing and seem to be engaged in the conversation with a member of the expedition party. Native tree and a hill in the background. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  113. No caption.
    Two children standing. Third child engaged in unidentified activity. An adult person standing in the background. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  114. No caption.
    Image of a landscape. (This photograph was probably taken at Cockatoo Creek, 1931, unknown source). One b/w photographic print copied from the nitrate negative.

  115. As per no.114.



Vol. 3, photographs 116-163

THESE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED
Photographs from 116 to 163 relate to men's ceremonies.

Vol. 4, photographs 164-267
  1. 'Yumu child Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 N. B. T.'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  2. 'Ilpirra men Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 NBT. P. 13'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  3. No caption.
    Image of a person holding an artefact. One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  4. 'Grooving boomerang stone adze Cockatoo Ck 8 1931 N B T p. 30'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  5. 'Fire saw on shield Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 N. B. T. p. 41'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  6. 'Digging yelka (cyperus) Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 NBT.'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  7. 'Young men's camp early morning 8 1931 Cockatoo Ck'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  8. 'Camp scene during corroboree Cc. 8. 1931 N. B. T.'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  9. 'Saddling camels Cockatoo Ck. 8. 1931 N. B. T.'.
    One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.

  10. 'Acc No 1003'.
    No further annotation. One b/w contact print and acetate negative depicting a man offering water to a child.

  11. 'Arrangement of beating instruments in chorus for backward shuffle dancing Ilpirra etc Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  12. 'Ilpirra children feeding [illegible]'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  13. 'Chest scars. Ilpirra tribe Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  14. 'Ilpirra girls - baby playing with coolamon. Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  15. 'Firemaking using shield and woomera. Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  16. 'Ilpirra, Anmatjeras & Ngalia men. Cockatoo Creek Cd 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  17. 'Hollowing out water carrier. [illegible] from bean tree Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  18. 'blocking out coolamon from [illegible] Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  19. 'Restricted'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  20. 'Water vessel completed Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  21. 'Children at play. Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931 - in creek bed.'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  22. 'Cockatoo Creek., C. Aust. 8/1931' Aboriginal Man holding coolamon which young boy is drinking out of.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  23. 'Cockatoo Creek., C. Aust. 8/1931. Ilpirra woman & infant in Coolamon'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  24. 'Ngalia Woman Cockatoo Creek, CA Aug. 1931 T.H.J'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  25. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931.' Woman holding child asleep in coolamon. Older child sitting next to her.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  26. 'Gibber plain Centr. Austr 8/1931' Possibly EO Stocker with camera.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  27. 'Boomerang leg. Ilpirra tribe. Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  28. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931' Aboriginal man holding spear and woomera.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  29. 'Hunting Kangaroo Cockatoo CK., C. Aust'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  30. 'Cockatoo CK, C.A.'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  31. 'Fixing spear into woomerah Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  32. 'Kangaroo corroboree Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  33. 'Tjilpa/Chilpa = native cat or bandicoot totem. Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek ca. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale.

  34. 'Rain Totem Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale. XXX

  35. The following are Lantern slides and copy prints have been made from these.
  36. '8/1931 "Stuart Arms" behind tree'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  37. 'Alice Springs + Mt Gillen 8/1931 view from hill near [Illegible]'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  38. 'Aboriginal family in Macdonald Ranges. Has just gone "bush" from Alice Springs. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  39. 'Hicks + Matters Cockatoo Creek C. austr. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  40. 'Mt Thomas in distance - view across plain from Granite hill - Adelaide Univerity expedition 8/1931 C. austr' One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  41. 'Ilparra + Anmatjera tribesmen Cockatoo Creek. Centr austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  42. 'Conners Well. - N. of Alice Springs 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  43. 'Ilpirra etc - Cockatoo Creek Centr Austr 8/1931 - coming into camp'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  44. 'Cockatoo Creek CA 8/1931 No 24' See aa346/4/13/1_Cockatoo Creek_G24
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  45. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931' See aa346/4/13/1_Cockatoo Creek_G27
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  46. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931' See aa346/4/13/1_Cockatoo Creek_G76a
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  47. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931' See aa346/4/13/1_Cockatoo Creek_G17
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  48. 'Cockatoo Creek 8/1931' See aa346/4/13/1_Cockatoo Creek_G27
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  49. 'Night scene - young mens camp Cockatoo Creek 8/1931 - dingo'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  50. 'Children/Ilpirra etc 8/1931 Cockatoo Creek Centr austr'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  51. 'Ilpirra + other tribes Cockatoo Creek Centr. Austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  52. 'Women's day camp Cockatoo Creek Ilpirra'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  53. No caption. Group of Aboriginal woman and children sitting down.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide

  54. 'New arrivals in camp Cockatoo Creek CA [Illegible]'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  55. 'Crossing creek at Coniston C Aus 8/1931 Cockatoo Creek trip'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  56. 'Ilpirra + other tribesmen waiting for food. Cockatoo Creek. Centr Austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  57. 'Ilpirra man eating Cockatoo Creek. C. Austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  58. 'Cockatoo Creek. C. austr 8/1931 Ilpirra + other tribes'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  59. 'Wallamulla man with dingo Cockatoo Creek. Centr Austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  60. 'Ilpirra man cutting down bean tree (Erythrina Vespertilio) to make shield Cockatoo Creek C. Austr. 8/1931' One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  61. ' Bean tree (Erythrina Vespertilio)'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  62. 'Wind break or shelter used by natives as a camp/chiefly at night. Cockatoo Creek C. Aust. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  63. 'Ilpirra - Cockatoo Creek C.A. 8/1931 Bean Tree cut down. Log being [illegible]'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  64. 'Older men, Ilpirra tribe Cockatoo Creek c a 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  65. 'Making shield Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  66. 'distributing food - Cockatoo Creek. C Austr 8/1931 Ilpirra + other tribes'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  67. 'XXX euro Cockatoo Creek'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  68. 'XXX camp. Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  69. 'making handle hole in shield XXX Cockatoo Creek'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  70. Copy of previous.


  71. No Caption. Aboriginal man with instrument.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  72. 'Spinning pubic hair into string to make pubic oranments Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  73. Copy of previous

  74. 'Spearthrower I. without using womera Cockatoo Creek C Austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  75. 'II Spearthrower (without using womera) - Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  76. 'Young men. Ilpirra + other tribes Cockatoo Creek XXX 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  77. No Caption. Two Aboriginal men with instruments.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  78. 'XXX'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  79. 'Natives feeding…Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  80. 'making small incision to remove XXX through it - prior to singeing + cooking the euro in adjacent fire 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  81. 'Ngalia women, girl + infant XXX Cockatoo Creek C Australia 8/31'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  82. 'Shaping shield. Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek - 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  83. 'Shield making. Cutting off lower end of stems of Erythrina Ilpirra XXX'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  84. 'Preparing oven to roast euro Cockatoo Ck 8 1931 NBT'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  85. 'Erythrina log. Log from Erythrina to be made into sheild + water carrier. Ilpirra tribe. Cockatoo Creek C. austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  86. 'Shaping deep disk. Hollowing out inner surface - Ilpirra. Cockatoo Creek c.a. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  87. No Caption. Aboriginal man with instrument.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide

  88. 'Making shield Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek ca 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  89. 'drinking from water carrier Ilpirra. Cockatoo Creek 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  90. 'Ilpirra. Cockatoo Creek 8/1931 Cooking "euro" making ashes + fire back over the carcase'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  91. 'Shield being roughed out from log of Erythrina. Man in distance cutting off hair to [illegible] 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  92. No Caption. Aboriginal man with instrument.
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide

  93. 'Singeing hair off "euro" prior to cooking in "oven" Cockatoo Creek C. austr. Ilpirra Tribe 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  94. 'Cockatoo euro subdividing body after cooking. Cockatoo Creek CA. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  95. 'Finishing handle of shield -deep dish finished Ilpirra. Cockatoo Creek CA 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  96. 'Blocking out shield - early stage - from Erythrina log. September. Cockatoo Creek c.a. 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  97. 'Cockatoo Creek. native soak is between motor car & [illegible] hill 8/1931 Ilpirra man mending adze [illegible]'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  98. 'Ilpirra tribe. - digging Yelka (cyperus rotundus) - Cockatoo Creek Central Australia 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  99. 'Finishing handle of shield deep dish completed. Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek CA 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  100. 'Throwing boomerang Ilpirra tribe. Cockatoo Creek. C.A. 8/1938'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  101. 'Ilpirra tribe Cockatoo Creek C. austr. 8/1931 Spearthrowing III - without using womerah'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  102. 'Stalking a "euro". (1) Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek. C.austr 8/1931 NBT'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  103. 'Stalking euro (4) - Ilpirra Cockatoo Creek 8/1931 NBT'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  104. 'Stalking euro G [expedition] 1931 Cockatoo Ck. Diary p.29'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  105. 'Ilpirra man - wearing tip of tail of rabbit bandicoot - Cockatoo Creek C. austr 8/1931'
    One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale

  106. Items 268-276 are Restricted


Tindale Tribes: Walpiri; Ngalia; Pintubi; Jumu; Anmatjera; Aranda.

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/5/07
Date Range1931  -  1931
Quantity 18cm,   4   Albox folders including 1 photograph album
FormatsPhotographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints, Mounted Photographic Prints
Series AA338/05