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King, Henry, 1855-1923.

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Images from the collections

Images by King, Henry, 1855-1923.

4 images from works
  • Australia: an Aboriginal woman. Albumen print by Henry King.
  • Australia: an aboriginal woman with a bone through her nose. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.
  • Australia: an aboriginal man (Ned Woolnah?) with a bone through his nose. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.
  • An Aboriginal man with a scarification on his shoulder. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.

Works from the collections

4 works

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    • Online

    Australia: an aboriginal man (Ned Woolnah?) with a bone through his nose. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.

    King, Henry, 1855-1923. | Date: [1890?] | Reference: 644854i
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    An Aboriginal man with a scarification on his shoulder. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.

    King, Henry, 1855-1923. | Date: [1890?] | Reference: 646090i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Australia: an Aboriginal woman. Albumen print by Henry King.

    King, Henry, 1855-1923. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 534164i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Australia: an aboriginal woman with a bone through her nose. Photograph by Henry King, ca. 1890.

    King, Henry, 1855-1923. | Date: [1890?] | Reference: 644855i

Related topics

Australia
Scarification (Body marking)
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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