This item contains photographic material obtained by Norman Barnett Tindale whilst accompanying the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) party on their expedition to the North-East region of South Australia. The photographs are supplementary to Tindale's 'Journal of the Anthropological Expedition to the Diamantina N.E. of S. Australia August 1934' (AA 338/1/12).
There are two volumes of primarily b/w photographic prints and some acetated positives (transparencies) depicting train travel to Marree, members of the expedition party, collection and preparation of ngardu seeds, rock carvings and also photographs of Leslie Wilkie (artist and the then director of Art Gallery) at work. (Wilkie's portraits in oil of Australian Aboriginal people are currently held by the South Australian Museum). The second volume contains images relating to ceremonial activities that are restricted to men only.
See also related collections: Board for Anthropological Research (see AA 346), John Burton Cleland (see AA 60); Thomas Harvey Johnston (see AA 161); Henry Kenneth Fry (see AA 105); Frank John Fenner (see AA 91); Ernest Theodore Vogelsang (see AA 351); Thomas Draper Campbell (see AA 52); Leslie Andrew Alexander Wilkie (see AA 369).There are copies of a motion picture (see AA 346/9/9) concerning this expedition available in the South Australian Museum Archives.
Please note Tindale's abbreviations: Ra (Ranges); Flinders Ra (Flinders Ranges); N. (North); E (East); NE (North-East); NS (North-South); S (South); SW (South-West); SA. (South Australia); Qu (Queensland); m (miles); Anthrop. Exped. (Anthropological Expedition); journ. (journal); nr (near); Aug (August); S A Museum (South Australian Museum); yrs (years).
The detailed list of the Diamantina expedition photographs is as follows:
Vol. 1, photographs 1 - 45
'Flinders Ra looking NE from Mernmerna cottages NBT. 11. 8. 1934.'
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Departure of Anthrop. Exped. From Marree 12. 8. 1934 N B T. journ. P. 9 Lake Harry palm 12. 8. [19]34'.
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Looking N. along Big Sandhill Clayton N. of Marree 12. 8. [19]34 NBT. P. 11.'
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Looking N to Mungaranie eroded camp on flat. 13. 8. [19]34. N. B T. p. 23. 25.'
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Marsilia huisuta (ngardu) on Goyder Lagoon plain, NE of SA. 14 Aug 1934 N B Tindale journal p 33'.
Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.
'Prof. J. B. Cleland collecting Plants Diamantina flood plain 18. 8. 1934'.
Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by unknown source.
'Hakea leucoptera roots for water Pandi pandi SA. 18 Aug 1934 N B Tindale photo journ p. 45'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Pulling up Hakea leucoptera roots for water Pandi pandi S Aust 6 m S of Birdsville, Qu. 18 Aug 1934 N B Tindale journal p. 45'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Women gathering Marsilia huisuta seed [ŋgardu] ngardu on Diamantina flood plain Pandi pandi, S.A. 6 m S of Birdsville, Qu. 18 Aug 1934 N B Tindale journal p. 43'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
-11 'Woman cleaning Cyperus nut grass bulbs, Pandi pandi, S Aust. (6 m S of Brdsville, Qu.) Aug 1934 N. B. Tindale.
Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.
- 15. A group of photographic prints depicting grinding of ngardu seeds.
The prints are annotated by Tindale and dated as 19 August 1934 (see journal pages 43 and 53).
'Diamantina Valley looking E from ŋ… ŋ… N B Tindale 18 Aug journ p. 45'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Thick stand of Australian hollyhock Lavatera pleabeja on Diamantina floodplain at Pandi pandi, S.A. 6 m. S. of Birdsville, Qu 19 Aug 1934 N B Tindale journal p 59 & 33 fibre macerated in water & used in string making'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'N-S sandhill Pandi pandi SA northern termination on [?] of river N B Tindale photo journ p. 59 19 Aug 1934'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Group of graves E side sandhill at Pandi pandi SA 6 m S of Birdsville, Qu. N B Tindale Diamantina journal p. 59 19 Aug 1934'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Native grave Pandi pandi SA. 6 m S of Birdsville, Qu N B Tindale 19 Aug 1934 journal p 59'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Native hut Pandi pandi SA. 6 m S of Birdsville Qu. N B Tindale 19 Aug 1934 journal p 59'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Native hut Pandi pandi SA. 19 Aug 1934 N B Tindale journ p. 59'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Native hut at Pandi pandi Diamantina River 6 m S of Birdsville N B Tindale 19 Aug 1934 journal p. 59.'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Looking up Diamantina River at crossing S of Pandipandi SA. Polygonum (native flex) in fore 22 Aug 1934 N B Tindale photo'.
One b/w photographic print annotated by Tindale.
- 26. 'Palpilina [male] Wadikali Tr. Jala creek near Yandama Creek photo at Mirramitta SA. 23 Aug 1934 N B Tindale Diamantina journal p. 179'.
Portrait of an elderly man. Three b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.
'Gibber plain N of Mirramitta 23. 8. [19]34 N B Tindale. Looking S'.
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'At work Mirramitta return journey Aug 24, 1934 NBT.'.
Two b/w acetate positives, annotated by Tindale.
'Mirramitta Camp of Exped. Return journey Aug 24, 1934 N. B. T.'.
Three b/w acetate positives, annotated by Tindale. One positive contains a double exposed image annotated as: 'Side view no 40 (Keep as record of profile)'.
'Ruins of Kopperamanna Woolshed 25. 8. [19]34 NBT. P 189'
Two b/w acetate positives, annotated by Tindale.
'Members of Exped. Following truck in dust storm S of New Well. 25. 8. 1934. NBT. P. 187'.
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Dead trees in dry bed of Cooper Creek nr Kopperamanna 25. 8. 1934 NB. T. p. 189'.
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by Tindale.
'Sun seen through dust N of Marree on plain Aug 25 1934 Diamantina journ[al] p. 221 N. B. Tindale'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Rock carving Picnic ground 5 m SW of Marree, SA. N B Tindale journ (Diamantina trip) p. 221 26 Aug 1934'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Chalked in rock carvings at "Picnic Ground" 5 m SW of Marree SA. 26 Aug 1934 N B Tindale Diamantina journ[al] p 227'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Thea age 15 years at Pandi pandi, S.A. 6 m of Birdsville Qu posing to Leslie Wilkie for a portrait now in S. A. Museum Aug 1934 N. B. Tindale photo'.
Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.
'Leslie Wilkie at work on a native portrait Pandi pandi S Aust Aug 1934 N B Tindale photo picture now in S A Museum'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'L. Wilkie painting portrait of Thea [female] Aranda tribe c 15 yrs Pandi pandi. SA Aug 1934'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by unknown source but signed by Tindale: 'N. B. Tindale photo'.
'Leslie Wilkie's portrait of [Thea]'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Bessie fb Wongkanguru Tr. 8 yrs [female]. Mirramitta SA Aug 1934 N B Tindale photo'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
As per no. 40.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
'Pandi Pandi, SA L. Reese August 1934'.
One b/w acetate positive, annotated by unknown source.
'Widow woman wearing kopi cap photo Aiston. Wongkonguru Tribe S W. Queensland Photo by Aiston'.
Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale. The second copy contains quotes from Horne & George Aiston, 1925 (publication?).
'of Horne & Aiston fig 66. "Grandfather teaching grandson how to shape implement of war & for hunting purposes" (Aiston photo) "Diamantina". Wonkonguru Tribe'.
One b/w photographic print, annotated by Tindale.
a) Image of an Australian Aboriginal man who is shaping his 'nula nula' (a club). Wongkonguru tribe. Photograph by Aiston.
One b/w photographic print annotated by Tindale.
b)'Billy Reese'.
Portrait of a man. One b/w photographic slide, annotated by Tindale.
Vol. 2, photographs 46 - 68
-50. THESE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED.
(Photographs relating to men's ceremonies)
'Tying pitjuri into small bundles Pandi 8/1934'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 Billy mixing prepared pitjuri some in hand - part prior to mixing it with ash/[illegible]'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'[illegible] covering green pitjuri bundles in shallow trench with hot ashes'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 Billy mixing prepared pitjuri (from opened log) with [illegible]'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 - [illegible] being "cooked" in hot ashes - [illegible] '
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 Burning acacia to obtain ash for pitjuri'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 - placing pitjuri bundles in trench beside hot ash'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Sandhills digging out water bearing nuts of needle (Hakia) Pandie 8/1934'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pounding nardoo "seeds" Pandie 8/1935'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 Cooking stew [illegible]'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pounding nardoo. Nardoo meal Pandie 8/1935'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Pandie 8/1934 drawing water from roots of needlebush/Hakea'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Yandying dying nardoo meal Pandie 8/1935'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
No Caption. Aboriginal women sitting down.
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide
No Caption. Aboriginal man, presenting his tongue.
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide
'Wilkie painting "Billy" at Pandie (Diamantina bank) 8/1931'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'native grave Pandie 8/1934'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
'Diamantina flood plain Pandie 8/1934 - natives gathering nardoo [illegible]'
One b/w photographic print from lantern slide annotated by Tindale
Tindale Tribes: Aranda; Wadikali; Wongkanguru.