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Four Bathurst Island Men showing Ritual Scarification on their Backs
Four Bathurst Island Men showing Ritual Scarification on their Backs
Object Number 2004.29.21721
Display Title Four Bathurst Island Men showing Ritual Scarification on their Backs
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Australia 4 Bathurst Island Men showing cicatrices and frizzly hair - 1911 - Photo Dr. C. J. Holmes; Northern Territory
Department Photographic
Date 1911
Artist Dr. C. J. Holmes
Culture
  • Bathurst
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 × 10.1 cm (5 5/16 × 4 in.)
Quantity 1

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