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Australian Aboriginal Cranial Photographs - 'Southern'

Archive Collections / Dr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell / Series AA689/04 / Australian Aboriginal Cranial Photographs - 'Southern'
South Australian Museum and other collections

THIS ITEM CONTAINS RESTRICTED CONTENT
This item consists of morphological photographs of Australian Aboriginal crania which were taken in 1947 of the South Australian Museum's collection. These photos were categorised by JB Birdsell into 'Northern', AA 689/4/5/1, and 'Southern', AA 689/4/5/2, types.

Additional information may be found in JB Birdsell's 'Cranial Data Cards-Aboriginal' (see AA 689/9/19). The photos in this item have been numbered on the back: 52-109. Each cranial photo set consisting four photos of the anterior [front]; lateral [side]; posterior [back]; dorsal [top]. Photographs include:

  • 'A117 Swanport' [on crania 313]

  • 'A42 Swanport' [on crania 238]

  • 'A491 Swanport' [on crania 336]

  • 'A129 Swanport' [on crania 325]

  • 'A108 Swanport' [on crania 304]

  • 'A114 Swanport' [on crania 310]

  • 'A66 Swanport' [on crania 262]

  • 'A11418 Swanport' [on crania 'A11418']

  • 'A101 Swanport' [on crania 297]

  • 'A77 Swanport' [on crania 273]

  • 'A37 Swanport' [on crania 233]

  • 'A106 Swanport' [on crania 302]

  • 'A61 Swanport' [on crania 257]

  • 'A102 Swanport' [on crania 298]

  • 'A115 Swanport' [on crania 311]

  • 'A92 Swanport' [on crania 288]

  • 'A99 Swanport' [on crania 295]

  • 'A97 Swanport' [on crania 293]

  • 'A25449 Coorong' [on crania 29/132]

  • 'A25438 Coorong' [on crania 17/120]

  • 'A569 Coorong' [on crania 400]

  • 'A20629 Coorong' [on crania 'A.20629']

  • 'A450 Coorong' [on crania 394]

  • 'A11523 Coorong' [on crania 116/A.11523]

  • 'A13171 Coorong' [on crania 'A13171']

  • 'A20583 Coorong' [on crania 'A20583'] only one photo

  • 'A1036 Ardrossan' [on crania A1036]

  • 'A720 Ardrossan' [on crania 411]

  • 'A719 Ardrossan' [on crania 410]

  • 'A20587 Fulham' [on crania 'A20587']

  • 'A15555 Fulham' [on crania 'A15555']

  • 'A15553 Fulham' [on crania 'A15553']

  • 'A25514 Meningie' [on crania 99]

  • 'A799 Meningie' [on crania 420]

  • 'A768 Woods Point' [on crania 415]

  • 'A16518 Port Adelaide' [on crania 'A16518']

  • 'A25526 Lake Albert' [on crania 114]

  • 'A25564 Eucla' [on crania 166]

  • 'A25456 Silverton' [on crania 37/142]

  • 'A20606 Renmark' [on crania 'A20606']

  • 'A777 Robe' [on crania 419]

  • 'A11436 Tailem Bend' [on crania 131]

  • 'A11454 Moorna, NSW' [on crania 117/A11454]

  • 'A11528 Torrens Is.' [on crania A.11528]

  • '11536 'A16868 Echuca Vic.' [on crania 'A16868']

  • 'A11536 Coffin Bay' [on crania A11536] 4 photos

  • 'A905 Lake Victoria, NSW' [on crania 430]

  • 'A25455 Umberatana' [on crania 36/140]

  • 'A11515 Myponga' [on crania 'A11515']

  • 'A306 Mypolonga' [on crania 345]

  • 'A25553 Milang' [on crania 155]

  • 'A13170 Murray Bridge' [on crania 'A13170']

  • 'A16868 Echuca, Vic.' [on crania 'A16868']

  • 'A1081 Wallaroo' [on crania 'A1081']

  • 'A25501 Magrath's Flat' [on crania 86]

  • 'A11438 Salt Creek' [on crania 28]

  • 'A20583 Corny Point' [on crania 'A20583']

  • 'A20619 Moorook' [on crania 'A20619']

  • 'A847 R. Murray' [on crania 425]



There are an additional 24 photographs in this folder of cranium from Barham, Cohuna and Swan Hill, Victoria, and other unidentified crania and casts.

CreatorDr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell
ControlAA 689/4/5/2
Date Range01 March, 1947  -  01 March, 1947
Quantity 4.5cm,   1   grey Albox folder
Series AA689/04