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Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification on upper body
Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification on upper body
Object Number 2004.29.21742
Display Title Studio portrait of an Aboriginal man with ritual scarification on upper body
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Australia, Queensland; No 1424 Austn. Aborigine (Queensland) H. King Sydney (Regd.)
Department Photographic
Artist Henry King
Culture
  • Aborigine
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.7 × 14.8 cm (7 3/4 × 5 13/16 in.)

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