Vintage Folio Of Tiwi Indigenous Australians
1987-1989. Ninety (90) vintage silver gelatin photographs, all images titled, signed and dated in ink, with negative number or photographer’s copyright stamp verso, sizes range from 20.2 x 23.6cm to 30.5 x 24cm. Minor creases to some corners or edges. This collection consists of 90 black-and-white photographs published in Heide Smith’s 1990 book, Tiwi: The Life and Art of Australia’s Tiwi People. Smith first met the Tiwi people in 1987 while on assignment in Arnhem Land. She spent several seasons on Bathurst and Melville Islands, hunting, fishing and living as the Tiwi do. A detailed list and visual record are available upon request.
Item #CL188-15
Price (AUD): $165,000.00 other currencies