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Aboriginal chief

KERRY & CO., Sydney
Aboriginal chief
 (c. 1900-1917)

Medium
collotype

Measurements
13.7 × 8.5 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Denis Joachim, 2007

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales

Inscription
stamped in red ink on support l.l.: Aboriginal Chief
stamped in red ink on support l.r.: Kerry & Co., Sydney

Accession Number
2007.45

Department
Australian Photography

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Portrait of Aboriginal chief, Barron River, Queensland, with body paint and head decorations, in ceremonial dress.

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