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Illustrations of Australian Aboriginal life and culture.

Archive Collections / Thomas Worsnop / Illustrations of Australian Aboriginal life and culture.
Date Range:  1897  -  1897
Collection: Thomas Worsnop
Series Identifier: AA 383/04

18 large scale drawings in a variety of media, some of which appear to have been acquired from Sir George Grey and other people (hence the date).

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AA 383/4/1 - 'Sketch of man's head (probably European) with rock in background.'
AA 383/4/2 - 'Paintings of Aboriginal people.'
AA 383/4/3 - 'Drawings of Aboriginal weapons.'
AA 383/4/4 - 'Four figures on rock carving.'
AA 383/4/5 - 'Painting on rock.'
AA 383/4/6 - 'Man carrying kangaroo.'
AA 383/4/7 - 'Copies of drawings made by native prisoners on the walls of Palmerston Goal, N. Territory.'
AA 383/4/8 - 'Singular rock painting.'
AA 383/4/9 - 'Copies of native drawings on cliff face.'
AA 383/4/10 - 'Sketch map of NW coast of New Holland showing supposed Aboriginal tombs.'
AA 383/4/11 - 'Copy of rock carvings.'
AA 383/4/12 - 'Copies of native rock carvings.'
AA 383/4/13 - 'Native clothed figure.'
AA 383/4/14 - 'Abstract native painting.'
AA 383/4/15 - 'Sketch of hut (Chasm Islands).'
AA 383/4/16 - 'Drawing of a collection of native objects.'
AA 383/4/17 - 'Copy of bark painting of fish.'
AA 383/4/18 - 'Copy of bark painting.'
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