Two Aborigines in a bark canoe by the riverbank |
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Title : | Two Aborigines in a bark canoe by the riverbank |
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Date of creation : | ca. 1870 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
Dimensions : | 100 x 150 mm | ||
Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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Description : |
An Aboriginal man and woman in a bark canoe close to the river bank on the Murray, in the Moorundie area. The man standing is dressed in a fur cloak made of possum skins and is propelling the canoe with a long pole. |
Subjects | |
Period : | 1852-1883 |
Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
Further reading : | Weir, Jessica. Murray River country : an ecological dialogue with traditional owners, Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2009 |