IDNO

P.85622.ACH2

Description

On Catalogue Card for duplicate print P.295.ACH1: “Native tomb on the south Loddan river in Victoria.”

An Aboriginal tomb on the Loddon and Campaspe Rivers consisting of a corpse covered with a bark laid on a cleansed place in the shape of a shield. Aboriginals believe that "the spirit can not jump over or slip under the bark and thus the evil spirit is rendered powerless and cannot take him away. Weeping Eucalyptus and Eucalyptus radiate (narrow-leaved peppermint) growing around the edges of the clearing. [See Blandowski 1862, JD 23/8/2007]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Victoria; Loddon River; Campaspe River

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Muetzel, Gustav [Artist]

Collector / Expedition

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

Date

1860; 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 Australien in 142 Photographischen (Unpublished), with the caption “Aborigines of Australia, Plate 153 145. William v. Blandowski, Australia. Native tomb on the S. Loddan River 144o & 35 1/2o in Victoria. Weeping Eucalyptus, E. radiate”. The image is signed “G.M.60”. [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:
“129. On the Loddon and Campaspe rivers (144°eastem longitude and 36°southern latitude) the deceased is laid on a cleansed place the shape of a shield and covered with bark. Aborigines believe that the spirit can not jump over or slip under the bark and thus the evil spirit is rendered powerless and cannot take him away.” [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]