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Probelatter (aka Jemmy or Problatena)

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Date

1831-1835

Description

Drawing; graphite and watercolour, from a collection of nineteen Thomas Bock portraits of Tasmanian Aboriginal people held by the British Museum. It depicts Probelatter (aka Jemmy or Problatena), a Tasmanian Aboriginal man from Hampshire Hills, wearing a fur trimmed skin cloak, necklaces and holding a spear; scarification on his upper left arm.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Location

Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia

Country

Australia

Medium

Watercolour