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Object Number
2004.29.21679
Display Title
Studio-staged bush scene featuring an Aboriginal man wearing an animal waist cover with two boomerangs tucked in, leaning on two wooden spears
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Australia, New South Wales
1070. Australian Aboriginal. N.S.W. (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
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New South Wales
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 × 14.7 cm (7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(May 18, 1899)
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