The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia
Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his s...
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ftdeakinunifig:oai:figshare.com:article/20758102 2023-05-15T16:06:09+02:00 The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia Alistair Paterson Tiffany Shellam Peter Veth Ken Mulvaney Ross Anderson Joe Dortch Jo McDonald 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30121581 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Mermaid_Re-envisaging_the_1818_exploration_of_Enderby_Island_Murujuga_Western_Australia/20758102 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30121581 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Mermaid_Re-envisaging_the_1818_exploration_of_Enderby_Island_Murujuga_Western_Australia/20758102 All Rights Reserved Archaeology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History Rock art Dampier Archipelago British exploration Aboriginal history Australia Social Sciences Text Journal contribution 2020 ftdeakinunifig 2022-11-17T19:41:14Z Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his survey of Australia’s coastlines between 1817 and 1822. Archaeological evidence and a range of historical sources are used to interpret the image as part of a suite of commemorative mark-making behaviors along the Western Australian coast by King and members of his crew. This engraved ship depiction provides additional insights into cross-cultural encounters documented by King with the Yaburara people of the Dampier Archipelago. As this occurred early in British imperial recording of Australia’s North West coastline, this provides new insights into Yaburara people’s traditional lifeways prior to the significant impacts that followed the colonization of North West Western Australia. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Enderby Island DRO - Deakin Research Online |
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Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his survey of Australia’s coastlines between 1817 and 1822. Archaeological evidence and a range of historical sources are used to interpret the image as part of a suite of commemorative mark-making behaviors along the Western Australian coast by King and members of his crew. This engraved ship depiction provides additional insights into cross-cultural encounters documented by King with the Yaburara people of the Dampier Archipelago. As this occurred early in British imperial recording of Australia’s North West coastline, this provides new insights into Yaburara people’s traditional lifeways prior to the significant impacts that followed the colonization of North West Western Australia. |
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The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia |
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