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[Aboriginal People With Tubers And Implements]

c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, 15.3 x 21.1cm. Stains to upper portion, discolouration to edges, minor cockling, some paper loss verso.

Photograph shows four women and one man, seated with sorted tubers in what appears to be a coastal area. One of the objects on the ground among the tubers appears to be a large shell, most likely from a giant sea snail, Melo amphora, which lives in coastal waters in the northern region of Australia. Ref: Wiki.

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Item #CL203-8

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