I mean, other than having them pose for a shot, these are all real aspects of Aboriginal material culture, so I don’t imagine that there’s much staging to be done.
“Yo this stuff neat as hell. You guys you want to pose for me with these weapons real quick? I want to show the folks back home” (but said in a more racist, condescending manner, and through a translator)
With photos like this I always wonder if they’re accurate depictions or staged by the photographer/anthropologist?
I mean, other than having them pose for a shot, these are all real aspects of Aboriginal material culture, so I don’t imagine that there’s much staging to be done.
“Yo this stuff neat as hell. You guys you want to pose for me with these weapons real quick? I want to show the folks back home” (but said in a more racist, condescending manner, and through a translator)
“Fuck it, I’ve got a free hour or so.”