IDNO

DG.167255.RPT

Description

Six Tiwi men in a dugout canoe with a sail near the coast of Melville Island. There is a long line of buildings on the beach behind them. [KK 04/08/2023]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Tiwi Islands; Melville Island [Yermalner]

Cultural Affliation

First Nations Australian; Tiwi [historically Aboriginal]

Named Person

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1948

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.167255.RPT - DG.167274.RPT were located in a digital folder named "Melville Island Scans."