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Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spearthrower and wearing pubic fur tassel, Wadaman people, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922

Object type
Glass plate negatives

Object number
1985.0060.2327

Description
Black and white glass plate negative. Caption: Warrior, holding prevalent north-western type of spearthrower and wearing pubic fur tassel.

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece And Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XIV/2. Caption reads: 'Wordaman warrior, holding prevalent north-westewrn type of spear-thrower and wearing pubic fur tassel.'

Collection name
Dr Herbert Basedow collection

Photographer
Dr Herbert Basedow

Place designed
Northern Territory, Australia

Date photographed
1922

Place depicted
Northern Territory, Australia

Date photographed
1900 - 1929
1990s-1920s

Materials
Photographic emulsion, Glass

Dimensions
Length: 82mm
Width: 108mm

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