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Two Cooktown Aboriginal boys floating on a log raft in the water near a mangrove bank
Two Cooktown Aboriginal boys floating on a log raft in the water near a mangrove bank
Object Number 2004.29.21765
Display Title Two Cooktown Aboriginal boys floating on a log raft in the water near a mangrove bank
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Australia, Queensland; Cooktown Aboriginals (57); Kerry Photo, Sydney.
Department Photographic
Date 1890-1917
Artist Kerry Photo of Sydney
Culture
  • Aborigine
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.4 × 10.4 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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