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[Corroboree] / Drawn by Wm. Curtis. April 1847. Wellington N.S. Wales
[Corroboree] / Drawn by Wm. Curtis. April 1847. Wellington N.S. Wales
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1847
Call Numbers
ML 1374
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - on card 21 x 25 cm., in wooden frame 35.6 x 39.4 cm. (contemporary frame) - pen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
This drawing depicts a corroboree of Wiradjuri people, observed by two Europeans who are sitting in the foreground. The dancers (at left) seem to be wearing full tribal markings, the figures to the right appear to be variously dressed, possibly including government issue blankets.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Corroboree] / Drawn by Wm. Curtis. April 1847. Wellington N.S. Wales
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 874455...
Signature / Inscriptions
Drawn by Wm. Curtis. April 1847. / Wellington N.S. Wales. at lower right
Object History
Provenance: Jardine family, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Turn O' the Century Antiques, May 2005
Exhibited in
- Living Language: Country, Culture, Community
State Library of New South Wales (13 July - 17 November, 2019)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1374
Record Identifier
nQR2pyj1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2pyj1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446586
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