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Photographic Prints taken by Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Series AA357/02 / Photographic Prints taken by Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker
CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL

  1. Australian Aboriginal man with scars on right thigh. Annotated "147. Chief of the Powell Creek tribe. 1500 miles North of Adelaide." This item is restricted.

  2. burial bundle in tree. Annotated "148." This item is restricted.

  3. two Australian Aboriginal men in ceremonial dress. Annotated "149." This item is restricted.

  4. Australian Aboriginal man making fire. Annotated "150. A wild Abo. Mimicry is one of their chief characteristics. They are not in your camp half an hour before they are endeavoung to procure shirts and belts etc. This one is making fire by twirling vigourously upon a piece of soft wood containing tinder (as is photo 135)"

  5. Australian Aboriginal man, woman and child. Annotated "151. A wild Aboriginal family. The woman seems much more frail than her man, nevertheless, she can walk 30-50 miles a day and carry the picanniny as well. They have wonderful endurance and their power of observation is remarkable." This item is restricted."


  6. ceremonial shoes. Annotated "151A." This item is restricted.

Creator: Dr William Delano Walker
Control: AA 357/2/67/12 A-F
Date Range:  1923  -  1930
Quantity:  0.1cm,   8   photographs, 80x80mm lantern slides
Formats: Loose Photographic Prints
Series:  AA357/02