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Watercolour of Aboriginal man hunting emus, ca 1830-1860.

Courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales | Out of copyright

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ca. 1830-1860

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Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Image Link

https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/15rjecp/ADLIB110375357

Description

Contents: "This landscape view records the use of an animal skin used as camouflage. The picture shows an Aboriginal man under an emu skin with his head tucked close to his left shoulder and his left arm raised to mimic an emus head and neck. He is holding a club and boomerang in his right hand and sliding a spear forward, clenched between to toes of his right foot."

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Out of copyright

Image Credit

Courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Location

New South Wales, Australia

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Birds
Hunting

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People & Society

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