IDNO

P.85628.ACH2

Description

On Catalogue Card for duplicate print P.301.ACH1: “Native tomb near Swan hill, Murray river.”

Three burial tombs near Swan Hill on Murray River. The tombs are constructed of bark? panels forming small rectangular huts which cover the graves. In the foreground are two Aboriginal doctors, standing and sitting beside a fire with their spears upright next to them. The doctors must sleep for three days over the deceased to discover the reason for his death. The burial ground is situated amongst a cypress- pine forest of Callitris trees. [JD 23/8/2007] [WV 23/4/2009]

Place

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

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.

This is a photograph of a pencil drawing, probably created in the 1860’s.

All the photographs are duplicated in the Mounted Haddon Collection.

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:
“135. Near Swan Hill on the Murray River (143° eastern longitude and 35°southern latitude) huts made of bark are put up over the graves between Callitris trees to protect the deceased from storm and weather. Here the doctors must sleep for three days over the deceased to discover the reason for his death.” [WV 23/4/2009]

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]

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 23/4/2009]