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Object Number 2004.29.21673
Display Title Studio staged portrait of an Aboriginal man wearing fur pelt, and holding a hooked boomerang and shield
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Australia, New South Wales 671. Australian Aboriginal. N.S.W. (H. King. Photo. Sydney)
Department Photographic
Artist Henry King
Culture
  • Aborigine
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / New South Wales
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 × 19.7 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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2004.29.21672 Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman wearing fur pelt and showing ritual scarification across her chest
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2004.29.21678 Studio-staged scene with an Aboriginal woman sitting, holding a boomerang and wearing a net bag
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2004.29.21679 Studio-staged scene featuring an Aboriginal man wearing an animal waist cover with two boomerangs tucked in, leaning on two wooden spears
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Staged studio shot of an Aboriginal man holding a studded club and wearing an animal skin waist belt and loincloth
2004.29.21677 Staged studio shot of an Aboriginal man holding a studded club and wearing an animal skin waist belt and loincloth
New South Wales
Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a boomerang and a club
2004.29.21675 Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a boomerang and a club
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Studio staged scene of an Aboriginal man of New South Wales reclining on the ground, wearing a fur pelt, with boomerangs next to him
2004.29.21699 Studio staged scene of an Aboriginal man of New South Wales reclining on the ground, wearing a fur pelt, with boomerangs next to him
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Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a hook-necked boomerang or club
2004.29.21671 Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a hook-necked boomerang or club
New South Wales
Studio staged portrait of an Aboriginal man, he is seated and holds a club
2004.29.21674 Studio staged portrait of an Aboriginal man, he is seated and holds a club
New South Wales
Studio portrait of Aboriginal man seated, holding a studded wooden club and a shield
2004.29.21676 Studio portrait of Aboriginal man seated, holding a studded wooden club and a shield
New South Wales
Studio staged scene of an Aboriginal man wearing a fur pelt and headdress, standing and holding a stick behind his neck
2004.29.21781 Studio staged scene of an Aboriginal man wearing a fur pelt and headdress, standing and holding a stick behind his neck
New South Wales
Studio-staged scene of Aboriginal man wearing an animal pelt and showing ritual scarification across his chest
2004.29.21680 Studio-staged scene of Aboriginal man wearing an animal pelt and showing ritual scarification across his chest
New South Wales
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