IDNO

P.85606.ACH2

Description

On Catalogue Card for duplicate print P.279.ACH1: “Natives crossing a river.”

A line of Aboriginal men, women and children crossing a river and walking along opposing river bank after a large combat has finished. Bundles of supplies are carried on the head to prevent them getting wet, and babies and small children are floated across on small individual rafts, made of pieces of bark. [JD 23/8/2007] [WV 5/5/2009]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Victoria; Murray River; ?Darling River

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Muetzel, Gustav [Artist]

Collector / Expedition

von Blandowski, William [Blandowski Expedition to the Lower Murray River, 1857]

Date

1861; 1862

Collection Name

Haddon Collection

Source

?Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.84200. to P.84255. and P.85603. to P.85634. were tied together in a bundle.

Bibliographical Reference: Blandowski, William von, 1862. Australien in 142 Photographischen (Unpublished), with the caption “Aborigines of Australia, Plate 204. William v. Blandowski, Australia. Natives crossing a river”. The image is signed “G.M.61”. [JD 23/8/2007]

CUMAA Exhibition: P.84112.ACH2 to P.85713.ACH2 were on display in the SSL as part of the Brook Andrew ‘The Island’ Exhibition, 24th June - 27th September 2008. [JD 25/6/2008]

Bibliographical Reference: For discussion of authorship see: Allen, H. 2006. Authorship and ownership in Blandowski's Australien in 142 Photographischen Abbildungen. Australasian Historical Archaeology 24:31-37. [Jane Lydon, Monash University, 8/7/2009]

Publication: Blandowski, W. 1862. Australien in 142 Photographischen Ahbildungen. Gustav Neumann, Gleiwicz. Edited by Harry Alien. Translated from the German by Lillian Barton. Translation Copyright: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 2007. with the caption:
“112. After the termination of the combat, the parties go back to their lands. Where a river bars their journey they cross it in an organized, disciplined and safe manner. The men carry their weapons on their heads; the women lay the babies on pieces of bark which they push in front of them while they swim. They carry their blankets on their heads and the dogs compete with their masters in swimming. The Aborigines are good swimmers: the Murray River which is over 300 ft wide and quick flowing does not bother them. Drawing by G. Mützel.” [WV 6/4/2009]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 23/8/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Aboriginal Visual Histories Project, Monash University. [Wonu Veys 6/4/2009]