IDNO

DG.167252.RPT

Description

Portrait of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, an Anmatyerr, First Nations Australian actor, activist, and politician and a First Nations Australian man, probably also an actor, probably on the set of Charles Chauvel's 1955 film, Jedda. Rosalie is adjusting the man's tie. [KK 04/08/2023]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory

Cultural Affliation

First Nations Australian; Anmatyerr [historically Aboriginal]

Named Person

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks (also known as Ngarla Kunoth);Charles Chauvel

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1955

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Digital File

Primary Documentation

Other Information

DG.167113.RPT - DG.167351.RPT were located on a blue 'Seagate backup plus' hard drive in a box now numbered C1035/.

DG.167249.RPT - DG.167254.RPT were located in a digital folder named "Jedda."


Context: Jedda is a 1955 Australian film by Charles Chauvel about Jedda, an Aboriginal Australian woman adopted by a European Australian family. It starred Aboriginal Australian actors Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and Robert Tudawali. [KK 04/08/2023]