IMAGE
Jackson, Mason, 1819-1903 :Coo-oo-oo-ee! M Jackson. [ca 1860s-1870s]
- Date
- 1850 - 1890
- By
- Jackson, Mason, 1819-1903
- Reference
- E-207-q-064
- Description
Shows an aboriginal man calling `Coo-oo-oo-ee' to attract the attention of fellow aborigines in the distance. He is standing on a rocky spur overlooking a stream and rocky land below. The men below are crossing the stream and walking up a hill in single file carrying spears. Beside the man on the spur is another man who is lying down with his spears on the ground behind him, watching the scene below.
Compare with watercolour by George Lacy entitled `Coo-oo-oo-ee!!' at B-067-030
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Title
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 245 x 170 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- [Buchanan, John] 1819-1898 :Scrapbook [1856-ca 1890] / [Buchanan, John] 1819-1898 :Scrapbook [1856-ca 1890]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Wood engraving, 245 x 170 mm
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