Aboriginal Australians In Art

A scene in South Australia, oil on canvas, 25.7 x 31.8 cm, by Alexander Schramm

A postage stamp of Australia issued 1950

A postage stamp of Australia issued 1952

Русский: Портрет австралийского аборигена.English: Portrait of Bennilong [i.e. Bennelong]. Public domain photograph of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Indigenous Corroboree 1885 at Adelaide Oval.

Engraving of Aboriginal cricketers in a hurdle race, Melbourne Cricket Ground

"Pimbloy: Native of New Holland in a canoe of that country", engraving, on sheet, 20.8 x 26.0 cm.

Members of the Queensland Native Police who assisted in the search of Ned Kelly and his gang.

6. Corroboree - pen and ink drawing by Tommy Mcrae Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

13. European and aboriginal figures - pencil drawing by Mickie, 1875

1. Death or Glory [Aboriginal figures fighting]

2. [Aborigines hunting]

3. [Aborigines hunting]

5. [Two aborgines hunting birds] Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

7. [Dance] Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

8. Corroboree Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

9. Drawing by "Tommy Barnes" an aboriginal of the Upper Murray in 1862

10. Drawn by "Tommy Barnes" an aboriginal of the Upper Murray 1860

12. [Aboriginal dance] Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

14. [Corobboree]

Banks Papers - Series 36a; Papers of Sir Joseph Banks - charts and illustrations, ca 1790s, 1803

Squatter of N.S.Wales. Monarch of all he Surveys 1788, watercolour, 27 x 35 cm.

Squatter of N.S.Wales Monarch of more than all he Surveys, watercolour, 27 x 35 cm.

Taking of Colbee and Bennelong 25 November 1789 by William Bradley

Photograph of Twopenny, a member of the Aboriginal cricket team from the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia.

The painting shows the expedition in armed conflict with the Aborigines at Bulloo where the Expedition members had constructed a stockade in defence. The drawing was a gift from the artist to Eliza Younghusband More

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An Aboriginal family in a camp scene, a man stands behind with a spear, boomerang and club, three women are in front and two other people at left. One of the women is holding a dead kangaroo, another woman a ba More

An Aboriginal family in a camp scene, a man stands behind with a spear, boomerang and club, three women are in front and two other people at left. One of the women is holding a dead kangaroo, another woman a ba More

Aboriginal men in bush preparing to attack two European men camped nearby. Aboriginal men are holding spears and clubs. European men are beside a fire with a billy on it. Lithograph

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Portrait of Bill Worrall in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers and holding a walking(?) stick. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Boardman in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers whilst holding a spear. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Bungaree in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consiting of a cocked hat, a jacket, and a pair of trousers; he holds a walking stick(?) in his right hand; open More

Portrait of Bungaree in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consiting of a cocked hat, a jacket, and a pair of trousers; he holds a walking stick(?) in his right hand. 183 More

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand; open-letter state; with pencil sketch both on More

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Cora Gooseberry in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself, and holding a pipe(?) in her hands. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Jemmy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a cloak wrapped around her, and a pair of trousers; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Jemmy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a cloak wrapped around her, and a pair of trousers. 1836 Lithograph

A digger standing in a pit with his back turned to the viewer, facing a man standing at ground level with a piece of paper in one hand and a shotgun in the other; an Aborigine standing by at left beside a wheel More

Portrait of Mary in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt, a skirt, and a cloak; in front of a garment and a small cloth bundle; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Mary in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt, a skirt, and a cloak; in front of a garment and a small cloth bundle. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Mickie in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang behind his back; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Mickie in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang behind his back. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Piper in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consisting of a cocked hat with a metalic symbol, with a jacket, and a pair of trousers. He holds a gun in his right More

Portrait of Piper in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consisting of a cocked hat with a metalic symbol, with a jacket, and a pair of trousers. He holds a gun in his right More

Portrait of Punch in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Punch in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Toby in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Toby in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Tommy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang in his right outstretched arm; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Portrait of Tommy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang in his right outstretched arm. 1836 Lithograph

Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait, middle-aged man, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Towtrer Chief of the Port Davey Tribe, Tasmania, c.1933, W.B. Gould, State Library of New South Wales V/91}

Towtrer Chief of the Port Davey Tribe, Tasmania, c.1933, W.B. Gould, State Library of New South Wales V/91}

Silhouette like figures in a canoe, one standing holding up a spear, aiming it at a swan.

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Rulah #22, page 12 January 1949 Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Golden Fleece Nov 1938 - Bunyips in the Mulga - p19

Golden Fleece Nov 1938 - Bunyips in the Mulga - p2-3

A native dance at Darnley Island [Erub]. Pl. no. XX of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed and published by Dickin More

Trading canoe at Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait. Plate no. XIX of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands, by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed More

Village at Erub (Darnley Island). Plate no. XVII of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands, by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed and published by Dickinso More

Deutsch: Süd-Indier (1. Bewohner der freundschaftlichen Inseln (= Tonga), 2. Omiah aus Ulietea (= Omai (?) aus Raiatea), 3. Neuseeländer, 4. Neuholländer), aus: Johann Christoph Adelung: Unterweisung in den vo More

Public domain scan of 17th-century artwork, drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain scan of 17th-century artwork, drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sketch of Indigenous Australian resistance leader Dundalli shortly before his execution

Cartoon mocking the idea of Indigenous Australians sitting in parliament. The caption reads: "The Government is considering appointing an aboriginal member to the House of Representatives, who would be allowed More

Taken from page in book

Taken from page in book

4398 Subject (TGM): Coffee industry; Ethnic groups; Indigenous peoples; Men; Children playing outdoors; Boomerangs; Hunting; Kangaroos; Rabbits; Horses; Horseback riding; Birds; Cockatoos; Message: More

This is an illustration entitled "Native habitation" from Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 book Discoveries in Australia.

This is an illustration entitled "Substantial native hut" from Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 book Discoveries in Australia.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

"Two of the Natives of New Holland, Advancing to Combat" [original title], Sydney Parkinson, Lithographic print from 'A journal of a voyage to the South Seas in His Majesty's ship the Endeavour', 1784, State Li More

Engraving titled "Man of Van Diemen's Land; Finau, chief of the warriors of Tongatabou", Plate 8 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Engraving titled "Natives of Van Diemen's-land fishing", Plate 4 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Engraving titled "Savages of Van Diemen's Land preparing their Repast", Plate 5 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Gum Trees near Melbourne.

Engraving titled "Child of Van Diemen's Land, Man of Van Diemen's Land", Plate 7 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Engraving titled "Woman of Van Diemen's Land", Plate 6 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

"Aboriginal Family Travelling"

Deutsch: Bild aus Seite Die_Gartenlaube_(1868)_700.jpg in "Die Gartenlaube". Bildunterschrift: „Dr. Berini mit seinem Gefolge im Busch. Nach einer Photographie“ English: Image from page Die_Gartenlaube_(1868) More

BLACKS UNDER GUNYAH.

Drawing of Truganini, previously identified as Wutapuwitja.[1]

Truggernana: Native of the southern part of Van Diemen's Land, Thomas Bock. This portrait was formerly believed to be Truganini, but has been reidentified as Wutapuwitja, also known as Wortabowigee.[1]

Drawing of Wutapuwitja, also known as Wortabowigee, previously identified as Truganini.[1]

Benelong: A native of New Holland. From: The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson, of Sixty Tons Burthen, with Sliding Keels, in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802, More

Pimbloy (Pemulwuy): Native of New Holland in a Canoe of that country. From: The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson, of Sixty Tons Burthen, with Sliding Keels More

Untitled, Wurati (Woureddy) Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of painting, 18th century, free to u More

Aboriginesofvictoria01-p413 Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Australian Mother and Child (August 1853, X, p.84) Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Australian Group (February 1853, X, p.12)

Australian Child to his mother (December 1852, p.132, IX) Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description