Catalogue Nbr:

364.79

 

Title:  
Description:

Sepia toned photograph of an aboriginal woman. Reverse reads: "Queen Mary Ballarat". The Koori woman stands wearing a possum skin cloak over western dress. She holds a basket, boomerang, digging stick and spear, aat her feet are another 2 baskets and a boomerang. She stands inside a picket fence. Material:Paper, cardboard and silver gelatin According to Ian Clark in "Monash Publications in Geography No 37" Queen Mary was of theWatha Wurrung, and the photo was taken at Corenderrk.

Inscription:  
Subject Date: c1870?
Subject Location: Victoria, Australia
Object Type: Photograph
Object Location: 210 Filing cabinet
Object Size: L 10.3cm x W 6.4cm
Object Condition: Silverfish damage. Seven pinholes/rust marks. 1999- General fading, cardboard mount has browned