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1901.55.1

Black and white painting showing use of strangling cord, in wooden glass fronted frame. [ZM 19/12/2005]

1901.55.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black and white painting showing use of strangling cord, in wooden glass fronted frame. [ZM 19/12/2005]
Long description
The picture is a watercolour showing a Queensland Aborigine strangling another man. To the right of the victim is a boomerang. This picture is signed 'NORMAN H. HARDY'. [MdeA 19 2 1998]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Watercolour Paint, Material Wood Plant, Material Glass, Process Painted, Process Framed
Dimensions
Width: max 289 mm frame, Length: max 405 mm frame including mirror plate
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.55.1 Other numbers: 701

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Weapon, Death, Religion, Painting

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