Ceremonie du gna-loung / Ceremonies preliminaires d'un mariage Australien
Artist
Jules Bouilly
Date1834
Object number00017948
NameEngraving
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 274 x 185 mm, 0.004 kg
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPlate from Dumont d'Urville's 'Voyage pittoresque autour du monde' 1834 - 1835. The plate has two engravings, the first image is titled 'Ceremonie du gna-loung' showing an Aboriginal ceremony involving the removal of a tooth, the one below is titled 'Ceremonies preliminaires d'un mariage Australien'.
Louis Auguste de Sainson
1834
