Aboriginal woman in La Perouse

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Summary: 
Aboriginal woman beside humpy painted by Joseph Wolinski in La Perouse in 1929.
Description: 

Original title '[Aboriginal woman beside humpy, La Perouse], 1929 / painting by Joseph Wolinski.'

Aboriginal women and girls from La Perouse are well known for shellwork, decorating ornaments with a variety of shells and shell grit from local beaches. The local market for shellwork and other souvenirs produced by Aboriginal people expanded in the early twentieth century with the extension of the tram line to La Perouse bringing increased numbers of visitors. The heyday of shellwork production at La Perouse was in the 1930s and 1940s.

Full catalogue record is online at http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110350921.

Location: 
Location Description: 

La Perouse NSW 2036, Australia. 

Community: 
State Library of NSW
Protocol: 
State Library of NSW - Open Protocol
Category: 
Mob, Country & Culture
Keywords: 
La Perouse, shellwork, souvenirs
Collections: 
Early European representations of Aboriginal people
Original Date Description: 
1929
Creator: 
Name of Ancestor not recorded
Contributor: 
Joseph Wolinski
Rights: 
Copyright status: In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years. Copyright holder: Estate of Joseph Wolinski. Approval for reproduction required. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Estate of Joseph Wolinski.
Source: 
'Aboriginal woman beside humpy, La Perouse, 1929 - painting by Joseph Wolinski' collection.
Identifier: 
FL223253; FL223256
Type: 
Image
Format: 
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