IDNO

P.85619.ACH2

Description

On Catalogue Card for duplicate print P.292.ACH1: “Native grave.”

A composite image of a native grave, four shields, and two baskets. The grave consists of a corpse wrapped in a blanket and placed on a raised wooden platform upon which a basket is hanging at the head. The grave is positioned under a tree.
The drawings of the four shields show the differing designs of the front of the shields and are numbered 40, 41, 42, and 43.
The basket on the left (numbered 32) is squared shaped with a circular patterns and a handle; and the basket on the right (numbered 44) is circular shaped with a striped pattern and a handle. [JD 23/8/2007] [WV 7/4/2009]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

von Blandowski, Wilhelm [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 Australien in 142 Photographischen (Unpublished, Gleiwitz), with the caption “Aborigines of Australia, Plate 129?. William v. Blandowski, Australia. Engraved by J. Bedaway & Sons. Native grave”. The image is signed “G.M.61”. [JD 23/8/2007]

Bibliographical Reference: Blandowski, William, 1855. Australia Terra Cognita (Unpublished, Melbourne). [JD 23/8/2007] Published as Plate 123 with the caption “Native Grave, Murray River”. [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:
“126. At the lower Murray River in South Australia, the deceased is wrapped in a blanket with his weapons and favourite items, placed on a frame and left lying in the sun. Drawing by W.v. Blandowski.” [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 7/4/2009]