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photographic print
(black and white)
;
album
;
carte-de-visite
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
album
carte-de-visite
Museum number
Oc,A3.14
Description
Photograph (black and white) from an album; carte de visite; portrait of a woman from Cape York in front of a neutral backdrop; she wears a necklace; Australia. Albumen print
Production date
1870s
Production place
Photographed in:
Australia
Materials
paper
Technique
albumen printing
Dimensions
Height:
9.20 centimetres
(image)
Height:
10.20 centimetres
(mount)
Width:
5.90 centimetres
(image)
Width:
6.40 centimetres
(mount)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From an album of 176 photographs in carte-de-visite format, by various photographers, including Lindt, Damman, Pulman and others, depicting depicting peoples of the Pacific, as well as Africa, Asia and South America..
Bibliographic references
National Museum of Australia 2015 / Encounters. Revealing Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Objects from the British Museum
(p.173)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fading.
Subjects
personal-ornament
Associated names
Associated with:
William T Kennett
(Likely association based on the provenanced location, and similiar content to other Kennett related images in the album which contained Oc,A3.1 to 176.)
Associated places
Associated with:
Cape York (Queensland)
Associated ethnic name
Representation of:
Indigenous Australian
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Oc,A3.14
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
MM 024017
(Museum of Mankind Number)