| Call Number |
MN 1315 |
| Related titles |
Billingee and Bates, Western Australia, 1907.
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| Physical description |
1 cm. |
| Access advisory |
Images 214510P and 214514P have been restricted upon the request of senior members of the Broome Indigenous communities. |
| Notes |
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 1315, Aboriginal papers, ACC 4123A |
| Biography/history |
The drawing book was presented in 1907 to Sir Frederick Bedford, Governor of Western Australia (1903-1909) by Daisy Bates, social worker and anthropologist who lived with Aboriginal peoples for more than thirty years and wrote about their language and customs. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 1315) |
| Notes |
Transparencies available for viewing. |
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Includes essay "Billingee and Bates, Western Australia, 1907" by Cynthia Coyne. |
| Summary |
Drawing book drawn and coloured by Billingee, from Jajjala near Broome, W.A. showing Aboriginal weapons, implements, and artifacts, with labels by Daisy Bates ; 2 letters from Daisy Bates to Sir Frederick Bedford. |
| Subjects |
Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951 -- Archives.
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Bedford, F. G. D. (Frederick George Denham) -- Correspondence.
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Billingee.
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Anthropologists -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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Drawing, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Broome Region.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Broome Region -- Implements.
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Weapons, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Broome Region.
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| Related names |
Bedford, F. G. D. (Frederick George Denham)
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Billingee.
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Coyne, Cynthia.
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