Australia: an aboriginal man (Ned Woolnah?) with a bone through his nose. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.

  • King, Henry, 1855-1923.
Date:
[1890?]
Reference:
644854i
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Description

Shows scarification on arms and trunk. The same man is apparently shown in a photograph in the South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Paul Foelsche photographs, pl. 207, named as Ned Woolnah, aged 27

Publication/Creation

Sydney : H. King, Photo, [1890?]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 20.3 x 13.9 cm

Lettering

Northern Australia aboriginal (H. King photo Sydney) Bears number: 794

Reference

Wellcome Collection 644854i

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