"Kimberley natives" Accession Number: P08151.037.004

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"Kimberley natives". A group of Aboriginal men wearing traditional war/performance body paint, carrying spears and engaging in a corroboree. One of a series of photographs either taken or collected by Roy Cecil Phillipps (later Squadron Leader R.C Phillipps MC & Bar DFC) when employed by the pastoralist firm Connor, Doherty & Durack Ltd in the Kimberley region of Western Australia from 1912 until his enlistment in the AIF in April 1915. The photographs were sent to his mother in Perth, Mrs Cecil R. Phillipps, who arranged them in an album and wrote the accompanying captions.

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Accession Number
P08151.037.004
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1912-1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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