Studio portrait of Aboriginal man seated, holding a studded wooden club and a shield

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Object Number 2004.29.21676

Display Title Studio portrait of Aboriginal man seated, holding a studded wooden club and a shield

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: Australia, New South Wales 801. Australian Aboriginal. (H. King. Photo. Sydney) (verso) Gift of A. Agassiz, May 18, 1899.

Department Photographic

Artist Henry King

Culture

Aborigine

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Australia / New South Wales

Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 19.9 × 14.9 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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Object Number	Title	Geography/Provenience
2004.29.21677	Bush-staged studio shot of an Aboriginal man holding studded club and wearing an animal skin waist belt and loincloth	New South Wales
2004.29.21674	Studio staged portrait of an Aboriginal man, he is seated and holds a club	New South Wales
2004.29.21678	Studio-staged Bush scene with an Aboriginal woman sitting, holding a boomerang and wearing a net bag	New South Wales
2004.29.21672	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman wearing fur pelt and showing ritual scarification across her chest	New South Wales
2004.29.21673	Studio staged portrait of an Aboriginal man wearing fur pelt, and holding a hooked boomerang and shield	New South Wales
2004.29.21679	Studio-staged bush scene featuring an Aboriginal man wearing an animal waist cover with two boomerangs tucked in, leaning on two wooden spears	New South Wales
2004.29.21675	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a boomerang and a club	New South Wales
2004.29.21670	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman	New South Wales
2004.29.21666	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification across chest	New South Wales
2004.29.21668	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman	New South Wales
2004.29.21669	Profile shot of an Aboriginal man	New South Wales
2004.29.21671	Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man holding a hook-necked boomerang or club	New South Wales

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