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Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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The artist took part in A. C. Gregory's expedition to North Australia, to record its activities in drawings and watercolours. This oil painting, produced later, shows Aborigines in a boat approaching the confronting European boat during their expedition in the Gulf of Carpentaria, south of Prince of Wales Island, on 28th August 1855. The Aborigines, wearing body paint, are portrayed in their canoe which dominates the picture. Four men paddle the canoe towards the stern of the schooner 'Tom Tough', commanded by Captain Gourlay, whilst the man at the front of the boat holds out his arms in preparation to catch a line being tossed by a sailor. The Aborigine in the centre of the craft holds a bow and rope in his right hand. With his left hand he proffers a gift.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855

Date

1868

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 45.8 x W 66 cm

Accession number

BHC1191

Work type

Painting

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