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An albumen paper portrait…
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Melbourne
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20-Oct-2024
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An albumen paper portrait photograph laid down on a title page from the book 'Australian Aborigines' by James Dawson, 1881; the striking image depicts 'Kaawirn Kuunawarn' (Hissing swan), chief of the Kirrae Wuurong people of the Mortlake District in Gippsland. The image is 15 x 10 cm, laid down on the page which is mounted, framed and glazed, overall 53 x 43 cm. Pen inscription verso 'To Jane Leake, from Henry & Annie Leake, with love, Ap. 1881'. Kawin Kuunawarn (c.1820-1889), also known as 'King
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Printed & Written Material: Photographs