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Corroboree

Natural earth pigments and pencil on prepared linen (a Christian poster), bears inscription in iron gal ink (upper left hand corner), 'drawn by Barak last of Yarra tribe and given to Mrs G.M. Davies, 30th December 1895', and titled 'Corroboree' (upper margin), 60 x 75 cm
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Ceremony 1895

Natural pigments, charcoal and pencil on linen, inscription in iron gal ink upper left corner, 'drawn by Barak last of Yarra tribe and given to Mrs G. M. Davies, 30 December 1895', bears a printed listing of a series of pictorial gospel readings for Holy Week on the reverse, 60 x 75.5 cm
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Works on Paper

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Corroboree (Women in possum skin cloaks), 1897

Earth pigments and charcoal on paper, inscribed in French: Corroboree peint par Berak, roi et. dernier survivant de la tribu des Yarras Yarras. (née en 1825, mort en 1903) 1897 . . [Corroboree painted by Barak, King and. last survivor of the Yarra Yarra tribe. (Born in 1825, died in 1903) 1897], 50.5 x 68 cm
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Ceremony, 1897

Pencil, earth pigments, charcoal and ink on paper, inscribed right hand margin: 'drawn by Barak/the last of the Yarra Tribe/Xmas 1897', 41.5 x 54 cm
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Objects

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Parrying Shield, 1897

Earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, 95 x 15.5 cm
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