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Woreddy (aka Woureddy or Woorrady)

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Date

October 1831

Description

Drawing; graphite and watercolour, from a collection of nineteen Thomas Bock portraits of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, held by the British Museum. It depicts Woreddy (aka Woureddy or Woorrady), a Tasmanian Aboriginal man from Bruny Island. He is wearing a neck-ornament and a skin garment over his right shoulder. He has scarification on his upper left arm, and has dressed hair and beard.

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Location

Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia

Country

Australia

Medium

Watercolour