058516 Accession Number: 058516

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Unidentified Aboriginal Australian man plays the Didgeridoo while NX81658 Corporal J. M. Little helps by supporting the instrument. Some women of the Digger’s Revue” concert party performers listen. The original caption for this photograph notes that the Didgeridoo is "a native wind instrument".

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Accession Number
058516
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
16 October 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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