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Names

Name PrimaryShepherdson Collection

Name AlternateHarold U. ('Sheppy') Shepherdson

Name AbbreviatedShepherdson

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 17

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionClose to 700 Aboriginal artefacts collected by H.U. Shepherdson, mainly at Elcho Island and Milingimbi, N.T between 1929 and 1934.

Full DescriptionRepresentative collection of the material culture of the Elcho Island people.

AccessRestricted access to secret sacred objects

NoteFurther information may be found in specimen documentation files, and in correspondence between N.B. Tindale and H.U. Shepherdson. See also Ella Shepherdson, 1981 Half a Century in Arnhem Land (One Tree Hill, S.A.). Related collection notes: Associated archival component held in the SAM Archives (collection lists, photographs).

Subjects

aptAboriginal artefacts; Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal peoples (Australians); Bark paintings; Food

localAboriginal material culture; Australian Aboriginal material culture; Axe; Bag; Bags; Bark paintings; Basket; Boomerang; Ceremonial objects; Club; Container; Cordage; Early 20th century; Fire-making; Food; H.U. Shepherdson; Knife; Material; Medical; Message; Musical instrument; Narcotic; Ornament; Pigment; Plume; Shield; Sorcery; Spear; Spear-thrower; Toy

scotAboriginal peoples; Artefacts; Bark painting; Ceremonial objects; Drugs; Indigenous foods; Indigenous medicine; Musical instruments; Pigments; Sorcery; Toys

pontAnthropological specimens; Bark paintings; Ceremonial objects; Containers; Edged Weapons; Personal adornments; Projectile weapons; Tools; Toys; Weapons

person_orgElla Shepherdson; Harold U. (Sheppy) Shepherdson

Coverage Spatial

TextHoward Island; Glyde River; Cape Stewart; Galiwin'ku; Crocodile island; Elcho Island; Arnhem Land; Castlereagh Bay; Goyder River; Milingimbi

Coverage Temporal

From1927

To1935

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:33