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Title
Australian Aboriginals / photographed by Kerry & Co.
Creator
Kerry & Co
Call number
PX*D 398
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1890-1898
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Photographs
Reference code
441547
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
1 album (150 photoprints) - albumen - 41 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
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
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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).
For identification of the Aborigines in Meston's Wild Australia troups, see also:
J.W. Lindt "Australian Aborigines 1893", an album of 51 albumen prints held in the Museum of Mankind, London and listed in The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia Report by Alan Davies, 1986, page 75, and,
Australian photographs [picture] / by Henry King. [no publication details, before 1893] - album of 20 photographs (ML Q572.9901/K)

Charles Kerry and Henry King negatives are held at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney

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
Digital order no:Album ID : 823573
Subject
Adult Males
Adult Females
Photograph albums.
Portrait photography--Australia.
Topic
Aboriginal customs
Aboriginal peoples (Australians)
bush huts
clubs (weapons)
corroborees
rites & ceremonies
trees
Place
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
Exhibited in

Living Language: Country, Culture, Community - State Library of New South Wales (13 July - 17 November, 2019). Applies to: No. 13
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