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5021B/1/1: Two Aboriginal men posing in mock battle with spears and shields, Carnarvon region, ca. 1906.
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5021B/1/06: Group of Aboriginal men posing in mock battle with spears and shields, Carnarvon region, ca. 1906.
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5021B/1/20: Group portrait of Aboriginal men posing with spears and shields, Carnarvon region, ca. 1906.
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Summary
Two photographs of Aboriginal men with spears and shields in mock-battle poses, with a group portrait of the men from the second photograph, again with spears and shields. Both groups of men carry body scarification, and those in the first photograph also have body paint.
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Title devised by cataloguer.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Carnarvon Region -- Photographs.
- Men, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Carnarvon Region -- Photographs.
- Weapons, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Carnarvon Region -- Photographs.
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Call Number
5021B/1/1, 6, 20
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