Portrait of Aboriginal Man wearing bone through septum and decorated headpiece, ritual scarification on abdomen.

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Object Number 2004.29.21617

Display Title Portrait of Aboriginal Man wearing bone through septum and decorated headpiece, ritual scarification on abdomen.

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: Australia. Henry King Photo, Sydney (imprinted on photo) (verso) Northern Australian Aborigine, Gift of A. Agassiz, May 18, 1899.

Department Photographic

Artist Henry King

Culture

Aborigine

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Australia

Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 14 × 10 cm (5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Geography/Provenience
	2004.29.21724	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal Woman of Queensland, Ritual Scarification on her Arms and Abdomen	Queensland
	2004.29.21729	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal Woman of Queensland, Ritual Scarification on her Arms and Abdomen	Queensland
	2004.29.21725	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal Woman of Queensland, Ritual Scarification on her Arms and Abdomen	Queensland
	2004.29.21672	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman wearing fur pelt and showing ritual scarification across her chest	New South Wales
Media Restricted	2004.29.21616	Portrait of a naked Aboriginal woman, showing extensive ritual scarification	Australia
	2004.29.21727	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal Man of Queensland wearing a Headdress and a Bone through his Septum	Queensland
	2004.29.21680	Studio-staged scene of Aboriginal man wearing an animal pelt and showing ritual scarification across his chest	New South Wales
	2004.29.21666	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification across chest	New South Wales
	2004.29.21627	Group of Aboriginal men, women, and a young child photographed near two low lying shelters	Australia
	2004.29.21664	Profile shot of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification across chest	New South Wales
	2004.29.21618	Studio portrait of Aboriginal Woman	Australia
	2004.29.21744	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman with ritual scarification on her upper body	Queensland

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