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Aborigine Collection

Background imageAborigine Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal man, named Bennelong

Portrait of an Aboriginal man, named Bennelong
Drawing 41 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ben-nel-long, as painted when angry after Botany Bay Colebee was wounded by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1790

Background imageAborigine Collection: Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian Aboiginal

Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian Aboiginal
Truganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866

Background imageAborigine Collection: Dampier Shown Boomerang

Dampier Shown Boomerang
William Dampier is shown a boomerang by an aborigine

Background imageAborigine Collection: Pomfret illustration

Pomfret illustration
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Background imageAborigine Collection: Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia

Background imageAborigine Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Abbarroo, decorated fo

Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Abbarroo, decorated fo
Drawing 45 from the Watling Collection titled Abbarroo a moobee after Balloderrees funeral by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1791

Background imageAborigine Collection: Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Background imageAborigine Collection: Two natives of New South Wales fight a duel : judging by the submission of one to the other

Two natives of New South Wales fight a duel : judging by the submission of one to the other, this is some kind of ritual affair Date: 1830s

Background imageAborigine Collection: An aboriginal of Victoria, hunting a possum which has taken refuge in a tree Date: 1902

An aboriginal of Victoria, hunting a possum which has taken refuge in a tree Date: 1902

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal man, Australia, Victorian period

Aboriginal man, Australia, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageAborigine Collection: Native of Pulau Yos Sudarso, Muli Strait, New Guinea

Native of Pulau Yos Sudarso, Muli Strait, New Guinea. He wears a necklace, armlet and belt, and holds a spear, bow and arrows. Naturel du Detroit Princesse Marianne

Background imageAborigine Collection: Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, Papua New Guinea

Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, Papua New Guinea
Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. He wears face paint, necklace, cape, bracelets and anklets. Naturel du Havre Carteret (Nouvelle Irlande)

Background imageAborigine Collection: Toraja man of Tondano, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesi

Toraja man of Tondano, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia. He wears a turban with feather, necklaces, batik loincloth, and anklets. He carries a lance and traditional kanta shield

Background imageAborigine Collection: Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Yukon, Canada

Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Yukon, Canada
Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. She wears a parka or anorak made of seal skin, trousers and boots of animal skin. Femme Esquimaux

Background imageAborigine Collection: Native (Inupiat) man of Sarichef Island, Alaska

Native (Inupiat) man of Sarichef Island, Alaska. He wears a hooded parka or anorak, trousers and boots of animal skin, holding a bow and arrow. His mouth has piercings of walrus-ivory rings

Background imageAborigine Collection: Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon

Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. He wears a parka or anorak and trousers made of animal skins, holds a knife and fish. Eskimaux

Background imageAborigine Collection: Costumes of Australia, Oceania, 1858

Costumes of Australia, Oceania, 1858. Aborigine men examining flotsam from a European shipwreck on a beach. In loincloths and capes, armed with spear and shield, they hold a top hat and hand mirror

Background imageAborigine Collection: Heads and skulls of Ethiopian, Papuan and Australian Aborigine

Heads and skulls of Ethiopian, Papuan and Australian Aborigine
Head 1 and skulls 4-6 of Ethiopians, heads of Papuan natives of Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia 2, 3, and skulls of Aborigines of Sydney Cove and Paramatta, Australia 7-9

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine people of Tasmania, 1807

Aborigine people of Tasmania, 1807. Paraberi in animal-skin cloak 3 and Ouriaga with scarification to shoulder, hair dyed red 4. The Tasmanian people were exterminated by the British colonists

Background imageAborigine Collection: Eora (Yura) men Cour-rou-bari-gal and Y-erran-gou-la-ga

Eora (Yura) men Cour-rou-bari-gal and Y-erran-gou-la-ga
Eora (Yura) men Cour-rou-bari-gal 1 and Y-erran-gou-la-ga 2. Aborigines of New South Wales, both with scarification and body painting. The tribes were decimated by smallpox from the colonists

Background imageAborigine Collection: Tools of the Australian aborigines

Tools of the Australian aborigines
Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal medicine man of the Worgaia, Central Australia

Aboriginal medicine man of the Worgaia, Central Australia. Date: 1922

Background imageAborigine Collection: Western Australia - Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree

Western Australia - Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree
Western Australia, Australia - Five Australian Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree (an an Australian Aboriginal dance ceremony which may take the form of a sacred ritual or an informal gathering)

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigines of the Malay race

Australian aborigines of the Malay race. Mour-Re-Mour-Ga, man in turban, Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, man with face painting, and Ou-Re-Kine, woman in bandana (after Nicolas-Martin Petit)

Background imageAborigine Collection: Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box

Background imageAborigine Collection: Portraits of Maori warriors with facial tattoos, New Zealand

Portraits of Maori warriors with facial tattoos, New Zealand
Portraits of Maori warriors, New Zealand. Men and boy with facial tattoos and feathers in their hair

Background imageAborigine Collection: Maori war canoe in front of a pa on a rock

Maori war canoe in front of a pa on a rock
Maoris in a war canoe in front of a pa on an arched rock in New Zealand. The fortified village or pa is atop the perforated rock at Tolaga

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal Warramunga man, Northern Territory, Australia

Aboriginal Warramunga man, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal Warramunga (Warumungu) man, Northern Territory, Australia. Seen here in profile, with his nostrils broken under the weight of a large wooden spike. Date: 1922

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian Aborigines hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs

Australian Aborigines hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs
Australian Aboriginals hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs and young Aboriginal children swinging on ropes tied to a tree. Date: circa 1903

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia

Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia
Two aboriginal men and one woman in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They have their names on brass plates around their necks. Date: 1922

Background imageAborigine Collection: Western Australia - Aborigine Camp In The Bay of Dogs

Western Australia - Aborigine Camp In The Bay of Dogs

Background imageAborigine Collection: Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka

Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka, Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine children in a Mission School, Queensland

Aborigine children in a Mission School, Queensland, Australia

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine in northern New South Wales, Australia

Aborigine in northern New South Wales, Australia

Background imageAborigine Collection: Studio portrait of Australian aborigines - Victorian period

Studio portrait of Australian aborigines - Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine throwing spear with a womerah Australia

Aborigine throwing spear with a womerah Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine Lake Tyers Victoria Australia Victorian period

Aborigine Lake Tyers Victoria Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine Mission School Queensland Australia

Aborigine Mission School Queensland Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine Queensland Australia Victorian period

Aborigine Queensland Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine King Tommy Carrs Creek New South Wales

Aborigine King Tommy Carrs Creek New South Wales Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australia Samsans ladies Victorian period Victorian period

Australia Samsans ladies Victorian period Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine employed as a Government tracker New

Aborigine employed as a Government tracker New South Wales Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigines with boomerangs, Victorian period

Australian aborigines with boomerangs, Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal canoe-men Date: circa 1860

Aboriginal canoe-men Date: circa 1860

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal children 1914

Aboriginal children 1914
Aboriginal children in a mission school at Mitchell River, north-west Australia. Date: 1914

Background imageAborigine Collection: Queen Victoria pictured visiting the South Australian Court at the Colonial

Queen Victoria pictured visiting the South Australian Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London in 1886. Date: 1886

Background imageAborigine Collection: Scene showing Aborigines of Victoria, to accompany given in The Illustrated London News

Scene showing Aborigines of Victoria, to accompany given in The Illustrated London News

Background imageAborigine Collection: Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the indigenous people of Australia

Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the indigenous people of Australia Felix, Port Phillip, in New South Wales

Background imageAborigine Collection: Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior, Australia

Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior, Australia
Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior with spear and shield, Australia. From an illustration by Nicolas Martin Petit

Background imageAborigine Collection: Inside a Maori fortified village or pa, New Zealand

Inside a Maori fortified village or pa, New Zealand
Inside a Maori fortified village or pa (Hippah), New Zealand

Background imageAborigine Collection: Maori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand

Maori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a taiaha club, the woman a spear, and all wear cloaks of skins or leaves

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine huts and village in West Australia

Aborigine huts and village in West Australia (Eendachts land)

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aged native of Otaheite (Tahiti) and New Hollander

Aged native of Otaheite (Tahiti) and New Hollander (Australia). Portraits by John Lewin

Background imageAborigine Collection: Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales

Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales
Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, a native of Bathursts Plains, New South Wales, 19th century. He wears a possum-skin cloak. (Man of the Wiradjuri people?) Portrait by John Lewin, engraved by M

Background imageAborigine Collection: Three Maori people of New Zealand

Three Maori people of New Zealand, based on an illustration from the HMS Beagle expedition. Date: 1842

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigines of Australia, Corroboree dance

Aborigines of Australia, Corroboree dance. Date: 1842

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine trackers working for the police force, Australia

Aborigine trackers working for the police force, Australia -- Leo (above) and Paddy (below). Date: circa 1900s

Background imageAborigine Collection: Mounted aborigine police with white officer, Queensland

Mounted aborigine police with white officer, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageAborigine Collection: Mounted police constable and aborigine trackers on patrol

Mounted police constable and aborigine trackers on patrol
Mounted police constable and aborigine trackers starting out on a patrol. circa 1900s

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal Karundi warrior, Queensland, Australia

Aboriginal Karundi warrior, Queensland, Australia
Aboriginal Karundi warrior of Queensland, Australia. Date: 1922

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal woman, Southern Queensland, Australia

Aboriginal woman, Southern Queensland, Australia
Aboriginal woman of Southern Queensland, Australia, seen here with parasol at a railway station on the Brisbane line. 1922

Background imageAborigine Collection: The Australian Aborigines Cricket Team 1868

The Australian Aborigines Cricket Team 1868. 1868

Background imageAborigine Collection: An Aboriginal climbs a tree Date: circa 1900

An Aboriginal climbs a tree Date: circa 1900

Background imageAborigine Collection: An Artesian Bore - New South Wales, Australia

An Artesian Bore - New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1903

Background imageAborigine Collection: Lubra, an Australian aborigine woman, 1850

Lubra, an Australian aborigine woman, 1850
Lubra, an Australian aborigine woman of Port Philip, pictured in 1850 with her hunting spear. She wears sheepskin here, with some tattooing or scarification visible on her chest. Date: 1850

Background imageAborigine Collection: William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine

William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine
William Lanne (c1835-1869), also known as King Billy or William Laney, the last surviving full-blooded male Tasmanian aborigine. 1866

Background imageAborigine Collection: Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut

Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut. 1870

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigine New South Wales Australia Victorian period

Aborigine New South Wales Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigine Collection: Ainu Couple - Japan

Ainu Couple - Japan
The Ainu (also called Aynu, Aino and in historical texts Ezo) - indigenous people or groups in Japan (Hokkaido) and Russia (Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands). Ainu men often wear heavy beards

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian Aboriginal Girl and wild flowers

Australian Aboriginal Girl and wild flowers Date: circa 1903

Background imageAborigine Collection: Drawing 25 from the Watling Collection

Drawing 25 from the Watling Collection
25. Mr White, Harris & Laing visiting Botany Bay Colebee

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aboriginal weapons and implements

Aboriginal weapons and implements
Drawing 78 from the Watling Collection titled Wig goon, Womarang, Woo da by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageAborigine Collection: Full-length portrait of an Aboriginal man named Cameragal, e

Full-length portrait of an Aboriginal man named Cameragal, e
Drawing 53 from the Watling Collection titled Cameragal the chief of the most powerful Tribe in New South Wales by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageAborigine Collection: Ban-nel-lang meeting the Governor

Ban-nel-lang meeting the Governor
Ban nel lang meeting the Governor by apointment after he was wounded by Willemaring in September 1790. Watercolour drawing from the Port Jackson Painter collection c. 1790, Watling Drawing no. 40

Background imageAborigine Collection: Aborigines, Tasmania

Aborigines, Tasmania
Australian aboriginals, Hobart, Tasmania, 1898 Date: 1898

Background imageAborigine Collection: Racial / Aborigine / Mackaba

Racial / Aborigine / Mackaba
Mackabarang, also known as Broken Bay Jack, a native of New South Wales

Background imageAborigine Collection: A Family of New South Wales, Australia

A Family of New South Wales, Australia. 1817

Background imageAborigine Collection: Extinct Palawa or Palervar aborigines fishing

Extinct Palawa or Palervar aborigines fishing in a river, Tasmania.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageAborigine Collection: Extinct Palawa or Palervar aborigines, Tasmania, Australia

Extinct Palawa or Palervar aborigines, Tasmania, Australia.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigines from the Blue Mountains

Australian aborigines from the Blue Mountains.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigine funeral ceremony from Port Jackson

Australian aborigine funeral ceremony from Port Jackson.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigines paddling a canoe, others

Australian aborigines paddling a canoe, others hunt on the riverbank.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageAborigine Collection: Australian aborigine warrior with body scarification

Australian aborigine warrior with body scarification.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840



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