Australian Aboriginal woman and child

Previously Accession No. 1671, 2334

  1. Two folio cards, (85x120 mm) B&W photographs. Australian Aboriginal woman (wearing neck to ankle animal skin cloak), and carrying child on her back and holding digging stick in right hand. Marked 'Locality Macleay. Description "Teenminnie and child. Note the digging stick and wallaby skin cloak sewn together with sinews. Husband Pelican. Narrinyeri. (E Muarys 1972 P27)". Second card photograph marked "Woman and child of the Lower Murray Tribes".


  2. Sepia copy (115x160 mm) marked "Nahraminyeri with child"


  3. Two copies B&W (100x127 mm.) Has additional marking "Sweet Adelaide" lower left hand corner


  4. (205x253 mm) enlargement


  5. (128x178 mm) marked on reverse "Nahraminyeri' accompanied by small sticker "Nahraminyeri - A Ngarrindjeri woman from Port McLeay, photographed in about 1880. She is wearing a possum skin cloak, with pouch for her child. Photographer unknown (AA 319)"



CreatorRev. George Taplin
ControlAA 319/2/20-24
Date Range1889  -  1972
Quantity   7   B&W Photographs
FormatsPhotographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints
Series AA 319/02