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Studio-staged bush scene featuring an Aboriginal man wearing an animal waist cover with two boomerangs tucked in, leaning on two wooden spears
Studio-staged bush scene featuring an Aboriginal man wearing an animal waist cover with two boomerangs tucked in, leaning on two wooden spears
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 / 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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