IDNO

LS.109045.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: “Gooncardi [sic Coongardi], Gilbert River.
Male with keloids on back.”

Studio portrait of Kungkardi, a Kurtjar Gilbert River man, annotated as a 'warrior of Gilbert River tribe', Queensland. The man is sitting with his back to the camera so that his tribal markings of scarification on his cheeks, shoulders and back are visible. Kungkardi was a performer in the 'Wild Australia' show. [JD 26/03/2020, updated with knowledge shared by Michael Aird. Director, University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, KK 14/12/2022]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Gilbert River

Cultural Affliation

Kurtjar Gilbert River

Named Person

Kungkardi [spelt on catalogue cards as Gooncardi]

Photographer

Kerry, Charles Henry

Collector / Expedition

Date

1892-1893

Collection Name

Teaching Slide CollectionHaddon Unmounted Collection

Source

?Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related Image: Same image held at the British Museum, reference Oc,B124.18, with the following information: "Description
Photograph (black and white); a collection of fifteen photographs, made up of fifteen studio portraits of Indigenous Australian men and women, some wearing neck ornaments, some have body paint or scarification on their chests, some are wearing headdresses; Australia. 
Albumen print
Photographed by: Kerry and Co
Printed by: F E Moore
Ethnic name: Representation of Indigenous Australian
Date: 19thC(late)
Inscription: "112 Coongardi, warrior, Gilbert River tribe, Queensland." [Source: www.britishmuseum.org, JD 26/03/2020]

Related Image: Same image held at Welt Museum, reference 8303, Photo Collection, with the following information: ""Coongardi", warrior, Gilbert River tribe, Schmucknarben.
Photographer: Kerry & Co., Sydney
Dated: um 1900
Geography: Australien / Queensland
Markings: 1398." [Source: www.weltmuseumwien.at/en/object/311206/?offset=17&lv=list

Biographical reference: Aird