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Object Number
2004.29.21680
Display Title
Studio-staged scene of Aboriginal man wearing an animal pelt and showing ritual scarification across his chest
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "Australia, New South Wales / 4. / (verso) Australian Aborigine; Gift of A. Agassiz, May 18, 1899.
New South Wales Native"
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 × 15.1 cm (7 1/2 × 5 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
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