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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Copyright : | This item is reproduced with kind permission from Mannum Aboriginal Community Association. It may be printed or saved for personal research or study. Use for any other purpose requires written permission from Mannum Aboriginal Community Association and the State Library of South Australia. |
Description : |
Two Aboriginal people 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. |
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Coverage year : | 1870 |
Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
Further reading : | Bell, Diane. Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin : a world that is, was and will be, North Melbourne, Spinifex Press, 1998 |
Internet links : | ABC: George Negus Tonight - History: Indigenous river life Jenni Grace, Elder, Mid-Murray Region; Richard Hunter, Nganguraku Elder; Dr Philip A. Clarke, Head Of Anthropology, SA Museum. [07/06/2004] |