IDNO

D.147837.ACH2

Description

Engraving of three Aboriginal implements, including (from top to bottom) a stone axe, a basket made from the bark of a tree, and a wooden sword.
The illustration was published in Governor Phillip's 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay', 1789. [JD 29/09/2021]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; New South Wales; Sydney; Botany Bay

Cultural Affliation

Aboriginal

Named Person

Photographer

Phillip, Arthur (Governor) [Artist]; Medland, T.; R. Cleveley delin

Collector / Expedition

Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; ?Haddon, Alfred

Date

15 October 1789

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Pickles, John D.

Format

None

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Source: Deposited at the MAA by John Pickles in January 2019, and given the Museum Entry number and temporary Object IDNO of MN0199.1 by Alison Clark 01/05/2019.

Collector: The envelope now numbered C1020/ is

Related Image: Same image in the collection of the State Library of Victoria, Accession no: 30328102131546/14, with the following information: "[Aboriginal implements] [picture]
Author / Creator: T Prattent engraver.
Contributor(s): Arthur Phillip 1738-1814.
Publisher: [London] : Publish'd by J. Stockdale
Date: Oct. 15, 1789
Description: 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 27.5 x 20.0 cm., on sheet 28.0 x 21.0 cm.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Conditions of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians -- Implements -- New South Wales -- Engravings
Index terms: Australia; Arthur Phillip; Botany Bay; tools; Aborigines
Notes: Opp. p. 136 of: The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay / Arthur Phillip.
Engraved on plate below image l.r.: T. Prattent del. et sculp.
Engraved on plate below title: Publish'd Oct. 15, 1789, by J. Stockdale.
Contents / Summary: A stone axe -- A basket of the bark of a tree -- A wooden sword." [Source: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=MAIN&docid=SLV_VOYAGER1672002&context=L, JD 29/09/2021]

Related Image: Same image in the catalogue of Heatons art dealers, with the following information: "A stone axe. -- A basket of the bark of a tree. -- A wooden sword. ie Aboriginal implements   by T. Prattent after Richard Cleveley(1747–1809). In 1787, British naval commander Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) led the 'First Fleet' carrying convicts to Australia. The day of his landing at Botany Bay, 26 January 1788, was later celebrated as Australia Day. Phillip founded a penal colony at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, and was made Governor (colonial administrator) of New South Wales. The native aboriginal people were marginalised and persecuted for the next two hundred years. Illustration from Phillip's 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay', published in London in 1789. Publish'd by J. Stockdale, plate mark 27.5 x 20.0 cm., on sheet 28.0 x 21.0 cm." [Source: https://heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/australia.htm, JD 19/02/2019]