'Tenberry, a chief on the Murray'

Date Range1851  -  1851
CollectionHermann Freidrich Schrader
Series IdentifierAA 280/01

A painting, framed, 24x29 inches, presented by Dr Gope 23 June 1879

See An Australian Aboriginal man. Sari Braithwaite, Tom Gara and Jane Lydon 2011 in 'Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 35, no. 2 (June 2011), p. 165-184'. Refer also to Edward John Eyre's journals of exploration around 1845, which featured a photograph of Tenberry on its frontispiece and its discussion of settlement and race relations.

On bottom left there is caption "Adelaide, September 1851. HF Schrader", the reverse of the canvas is marked "HF Schrauder 1851, Pinxit."

Apart from the item proper there is a colour and a black and white negative plus a 35mm colour slide.

Previously Accession Number 942 and A6533.

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