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			Creator		Kerry & Co.
			Title		Australian Aboriginals / photographed by Kerry & Co.
			Level of Description		Collection
			Date of Work		ca. 1890-1898
			Type of Material		Graphic Materials
			Call Number		PX*D 398
			Physical Description		Albums : 1 album (150 albumen photoprints) ; 41 x 28 cm
			Contents		1-2. Corroboree or tribal dance 3. Group warriors with spears 4-5. Corroboree 6. Mia-mia, or Aboriginal house, Richmond River 7. Group of Mia-mias, Interior of N.S.W. 8. Aboriginal Piccaninnies 9. Aboriginal family 10. Aboriginal camp 11. Aboriginal family 12. Aboriginal Chief (painted with pipeclay) 13. Govt. agents distributing blankets to Aboriginals 14. Group [of] men from interior of Queensland (photo. captioned Group of Myall Aboriginals) 15. Aboriginal Chief and Gin 16. "Warriors in Ambush". Ceremony in the Bora Ground 17. "Worshipping the Deity". Ceremony in the Bora Ground 18. The Bora Rite, or initiation of young men. Novices with heads shrouded 19. Opening the Bora 20. "Spearing a Wild Animal". Ceremony Bora Ground 21. "Gathering Birds' Eggs". Ceremony Bora Ground 22. "Spearing the Wild Bull". Ceremony Bora Ground 23. "Following the Emu". Ceremony Bora Ground 24. Bora Rite: Young men waiting the decision of the Chiefs 25. Corroboree. "A Battle" 26. Corroboree. "Drafting Sheep" 27. Corroboree. "A Tribal Fight" 28. Corroboree. "Healing the Sick Warrior" 29. Corroboree. "Tracking" 30. Spearing fish 31. Bora Rite: Taking the young men to the chiefs 32. Bora Rite: Leaving the Bora Ground 33. Bora Rite: Passing under the Arch of Spears 34. Bora Rite: Approaching the High Chief 35. Bora Ground (on photo: Aboriginal Ceremony "The Sick Warrior") 36. Bora Rite: "Arrival of the King" 37. Bora Ceremony: "An Ambush" 38. Bora Rite: "At the Mound Figure" 39. Bora Ceremony: "Spearing the Wild Boar 40-41. Aboriginal climbing tree with piece of vine 42. Aboriginal Warriors 43. Aboriginal Chief and Gin 44. Aboriginal making fire with stick 45. Aboriginal, Peel River, N.S.W. 46-47. Aboriginal making fire with piece of stick 48. Aboriginal with Devil Mask (on photo. Prince of Wales Island Man with Mask) 49. Aboriginal throwing Nulllah-Nullah 50. Aboriginal throwing Boomerang 51. Aboriginal girl, Coastal Tribe N.S.W. 52. "Bhoolidhoo", Queen of Wagga Tribe 53. "Tewitt", Chief of Jervis Bay Tribe, N.S.W. 54. "Warryne", Chief Yass District N.S.W. 55. "Melandiga", Warrior, Clarence River N.S.W. 56. Aboriginal throwing boomerang 57. Aboriginal women 58. Aboriginal fight 59-60. Natives, Workii Tribe 61. "Nerelle", Princess of Moruya Tribe N.S.W. 62. Aboriginal girl with Helieman 63. Aboriginal, Roma district, Q. [Queensland] 64. "Gingung", Warrior, Bathurst District N.S.W. 65. "Warryne", Chief Yass District N.S.W. 66. "Gumbarlee", Warrior, Clarence River, N.S.W. 67. Aboriginal, Namoi River N.S.W. 68. Aboriginal, Barron River, Q. [Queensland] 69. Aboriginal, Port Darwin, Q. 70. Aboriginal, Ethridge River, Q. 71-73. Aboriginal, Prince of Wales Island, Q. (no. 71: Prince Dugum) 74-75. Aboriginal, Port Essenden Q. 76-77. "Nerelle", princess of Moruya Tribe 78. "Yendhah" girl, Tumut Tribe 79-80. Aboriginal woman, Monaro, N.S.W. 81-82. "Keanni", Queen Macleay River Tribe, N.S.W. 83-84. "Boona", Queen, Cooma Tribe 85-86. "Minningun", Aboriginal woman, Macleay River 87-88. Aboriginal woman, Gilbert River, Q. 89-90. "Bhoolidoo", Queen of Wagga Tribe, N.S.W. 91-93. "Tewitt", Chief Jervis Bay Tribe, N.S.W. 94-95. "Gumbarlee", Warrior, Clarence River, N.S.W. 96-97. "Boree", Chief Jervis Bay, N.S.W. 98-99. "Dhraub", Chief Bombala Tribe, N.S.W. 100-101. "Micallem", Chief Araluen Tribe, N.S.W. 102-103. Aboriginal Chief Karundee Tribe, Queensland 104-105. "Nerriga", Chief Darling River Tribe, N.S.W. 106-107. "Cunninghun", Warrior, Armidale, N.S.W. 108. Aboriginal Warrior, Bogan River Tribe, N.S.W. 109. Aboriginal Warrior, Monaro, N.S.W. 110-111. "Cootajandra", Warrior, Workii Tribe, Queensland 112. "Coongardi", Warrior, Gilbert River Tribe, Queensland 113. Aboriginal Warrior, Prince of Wales Island, Queensland 114."Karundi", Warrior, Myall Tribe, Queensland 115. Aboriginal Warrior, Boogoolmurra Tribe, Queensland 116. Aboriginal Warrior, Miccoolin Tribe, Q. 117. Aboriginal boy, Port Darwin, Queensland 118. Aboriginal woman, coastal tribe, N.S.W. 119-120. Aboriginal woman, Workii Tribe, Q. 121-123. "Gingung", warrior, Bathurst Tribe, N.S.W. 124-125. Aboriginal Warrior, Roma, Queensland 126-127. Aboriginal King, Moruya Tribe, N.S.W. 128-129. Aboriginal Chief, Bellinger River tribe, N.S.W. 130-131. "Jinnagorray", Chief, Grafton Tribe, N.S.W. 132-133. "Weyera", Chief, Hunter River Tribe, N.S.W. 134-135. "Narimboo", Chief of Workii tribe, Queensland 136-137. "Melandiga", warrior, Clarence River, N.S.W. 138. Aboriginal Warrior, Namoi River, N.S.W. 139. Aboriginal Warrior, Warrego River, N.S.W. 140. Aboriginal Warrior, Mary River, Queensland 141. "Burrabadah" warrior, Twofold Bay, N.S.W. 142. Aboriginal warrior, Snowy Mountains, N.S.W. 143. "Wharangoo" warrior, Tenterfield Tribe, N.S.W. 144. "Graamoni", warrior Cootamundra Tribe, N.S.W. 145. Aboriginal Warrior, Boogoolmurra tribe, Queensland 146. "Warryne", Warrior, Yass Tribe, N.S.W. 147. Aboriginal warrior, South Coast, N.S.W. 148. Aboriginal warrior, Gilbert River, Queensland 149. Aboriginal warrior, Boogoolmurra Tribe, Queensland 150. "Geedah", King, Prince of Wales Island, Queensland
			Source		Transfer from Mitchell Library Printed Books collection F572.9901/K, May 2004


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			General Note		Title from Printed Books catalogue entry Typed caption below each photograph and a title printed on most photographs "Kerry & Co. photo. / 308 Geo St Sydney / Copyright" -- blind stamp on majority of photographs. "Kerry Photo Sydney" -- printed on majority of photographs Some of these individuals from Queensland were members of "Meston's Wild Australia", who appeared at Bondi Aquarium in Jan 1893. See Sydney Mail 21 Jan 1893 The troupe of 22 males, five females and a boy were also photographed by Henry King (in Sydney) and William John Lindt (probably in Melbourne) The bora ceremony photographs were photographed by Kerry near Quambone NSW in 1898. See Charles Kerry 'Exhibits' in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW vol XXX111, 1899
			Topic		Aboriginal customs Aboriginal peoples (Australians) bush huts clubs (weapons) corroborees portraits rites & ceremonies trees
			Place		New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland
			Persons		Adult Females Adult Males
			Digital order no.		Album ID : 823573