Herbert Basedow photographs and drawings relating to Aboriginal Australians, ca. 1890-ca. 1930
Herbert Basedow photographs and drawings relating to Aboriginal Australians, ca. 1890-ca. 1930
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1890-ca. 1930
Call Numbers
PXA 1685/Boxes 1-2 , PXD 1286/Boxes 1-5 , PXD 1287/Folders 1-3 , PXE 1440/Boxes1-4
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
Approx. 1700 photographs - 50.5 x 58 cm and smaller
178 drawings - 294 x 77 cm and smaller - watercolour and pen & ink :
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Access Conditions
Restricted : - - For access to this material please contact the Head of Pictures Section - - Culturally sensitive material - contains images of deceased people, diseased & deformed people and secret ceremonies - refers to PXD 1286/Box 2 & PXE 1350/Box 2
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : created before 1955 - refers to photographs
Out of copyright : creator died before 1955 - refers to drawings by Herbert Basedow
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
PXD 1286/Box 1
(32 mounted photographs and one drawing)
Includes photographs from:
The Mackay Exploring Expedition, Central Australia. 1926
The Mackay Exploring Expedition, Arnhem Land, 1928
Third Medical Relief Expedition, 1920
1. Wongapitcha Tribesman
2. Injinniga, the Rain-Maker
3. [Aboriginal woman]
4. Central Mt...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Herbert Basedow photographs and drawings relating to Aboriginal Australians, ca. 1890-ca. 1930
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.5669 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-2013
Signature / Inscriptions
Most photographs and some drawings are identified
Contextual Information
Source
Mrs N. Basedow, March 1934
Pic.Acc.5669
Administrative / Biographical history
Herbert Basedow , 1881-1933 was an anthropologist, geologist, explorer and medical practitioner. He took part in geological, exploratory and medical relief expeditions to central and northern Australia during which he took photographs and recorded the traditional way of life of Aboriginal Australians.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biogr...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1685/Boxes 1-2 , PXD 1286/Boxes 1-5 , PXD 1287/Folders 1-3 , PXE 1440/Boxes1-4
Record Identifier
1bGdX2mY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGdX2mY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1017327
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