M0005584: Four photographs of body painting designs, Cape York, Australia

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the photograph contains images of deceased personsReproduction of photographs of four people from Cape York, Australia displaying body art. Published in Thomson, Donald F: "The Hero Cult, Initiation and Totemism on Cape York", Man, vol.63, 1933. A copy of the photograph was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10865).

M0005584: Four photographs of body painting designs, Cape York, Australia

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