IDNO

P.85663.ACH2

Description

On Catalogue Card for duplicate print P.248.ACH1: “Different tattoo of the Australian men. 1 & 2. Myrremba, Gypsland, 2 & 4 Wombangu tribe, Darling river.”

Composite plate of four half-length front and back portraits of Aboriginal men from (left to right) 1 & 2. Myrremba, Gypsland (Gippsland), 2 & 4 Wombangu tribe, Darling river. The portraits show the differing cicatrisation and tattoo patterns of the men according to the area that they are from. [See Blandowski 1862, pl. 78]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Victoria; Darling River; Gippsland; Myrremba

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.85635. to P.85723. were tied together in a bundle.

Bibliographical Reference: Blandowski, William von, 1862. Australien in 142 Photographischen (Unpublished), with the caption “Aborigines of Australia, Plate 156. William v. Blandowski, Australia. The Different Tatoos of the Australian Men. Myrremba, Gypsland 147o & 38o; Wombangu tribe 143o & 32o”. The image is signed “G.M.60”. [JD 23/8/2007]

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]

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]

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:
“78. In Gippsland (147° eastern longitude and 38° southern latitude) these signs are more like Egyptian letters and are found in great diversity. Nevertheless, the individuality of this tribe is still strong. As the Darling River the colossal horizontal finger – wide cuts across the chest are common, while small and fine apostrophes are seen along the Lachlan River.” [WV 2/4/2009]

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 2/4/2009]