Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer based on information from label on verso.; Part of the collection: Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts.; "Negative no.: 544&...

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Main Author: Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1948. 1948
Subjects:
Burials > Northern Territory > Melville Island > Photographs
Melville Island (N.T.) > Photographs
Graveposts > Northern Territory > Melville Island > Photographs
Strangler > Photographs
Tiwi (Australian people) > Northern Territory > Melville Island > Photographs
Bathurst Island
Melville Island
Online Access:http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728
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spelling ftnlaustralia:oai:nla.gov.au:nla.pic-vn5080728 2023-05-15T15:39:54+02:00 Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] / Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986. Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986. Northern Territory 1948 1948 1 photograph : b&w image 19.4 x 9.4 cm., on sheet 20.2 x 15.3 cm. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728 unknown 1948. Part of: Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986. Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts [picture] /. nla.pic-vn5080728 http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728 You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the National Library of Australia to request permission. Item held by National Library of Australia Burials -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs Melville Island (N.T.) -- Photographs Graveposts -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs Strangler -- Photographs Tiwi (Australian people) -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs Image 1948 ftnlaustralia 2012-07-13T03:47:58Z Title devised by cataloguer based on information from label on verso.; Part of the collection: Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts.; "Negative no.: 544"--Label on verso of print.; Inscriptions: "Snake Bay, Melville Island, Oct. 1948. Grave of Mutaninni. Strangler, the Aborigine standing by the posts is about 5 ft 10' tall. Spears of the dead man stuck in the ground. Use of hollowed-out sections in the design of the posts."--Label on verso; "Copyright Axel Poignant"--Stamped on verso.; Condition: Buckled and creases.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728. Still Image Bathurst Island Melville Island National Library of Australia: Digital Collections Bathurst Island ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752)
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collection National Library of Australia: Digital Collections
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topic Burials -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Melville Island (N.T.) -- Photographs
Graveposts -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Strangler -- Photographs
Tiwi (Australian people) -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
spellingShingle Burials -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Melville Island (N.T.) -- Photographs
Graveposts -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Strangler -- Photographs
Tiwi (Australian people) -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
topic_facet Burials -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Melville Island (N.T.) -- Photographs
Graveposts -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
Strangler -- Photographs
Tiwi (Australian people) -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Photographs
description Title devised by cataloguer based on information from label on verso.; Part of the collection: Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts.; "Negative no.: 544"--Label on verso of print.; Inscriptions: "Snake Bay, Melville Island, Oct. 1948. Grave of Mutaninni. Strangler, the Aborigine standing by the posts is about 5 ft 10' tall. Spears of the dead man stuck in the ground. Use of hollowed-out sections in the design of the posts."--Label on verso; "Copyright Axel Poignant"--Stamped on verso.; Condition: Buckled and creases.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728.
author2 Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
format Still Image
author Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
author_facet Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
author_sort Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986.
title Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
title_short Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
title_full Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
title_fullStr Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
title_full_unstemmed Strangler standing by Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory, October 1948 [picture] /
title_sort strangler standing by pukamuni grave posts, snake bay, melville island, northern territory, october 1948 [picture] /
publisher 1948.
publishDate 1948
url http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5080728
op_coverage Northern Territory
1948
long_lat ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752)
geographic Bathurst Island
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genre Bathurst Island
Melville Island
genre_facet Bathurst Island
Melville Island
op_source Item held by National Library of Australia
op_relation Part of: Poignant, Axel, 1906-1986. Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South, Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and Elcho Island districts [picture] /.
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op_rights You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the National Library of Australia to request permission.
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