Child with bow and arrow, Yirrkala |
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Title : | Child with bow and arrow, Yirrkala |
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Creator : | Mountford, Charles P., photographer | ||
Source : | PRG 1218/34/2621 | ||
Date of creation : | 1948 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
Dimensions : | 60 x 60 mm | ||
Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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Copyright : | The Library received cultural clearance from the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala to display this image. Reproduction rights are owned by State Library of South Australia. |
Description : |
Child being instructed in the use of a bow and arrow by an older child, Yirrkala. As in many cultures, Aboriginal children learn how to take on adult roles through their play. |
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Place : | Yirrkala |
Further reading : | American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, (1948). Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land, Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 1956-1964 |
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