Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree Product:Canvas Interior view from the portico

Interior view from the portico of the Grand Temple on the island of Philae

Sir Alexr Johnston [name rendered as a facsimile signature] Knt

by Nehemiah Grew (London

1801) Inscribed below the image: 'G

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree Product:Canvas Interior view from the porticoArunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre, but this participatory public performance of songs and dances represents much more than entertainment; it is a celebration of Aboriginal mythology and spirituality. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire, edited by