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[Letter from Chief Protector of Aborigines, A.O. Neville, to the General Secretary and Chief Librarian, Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of W.A., J.S. Battye, requesting a small supply of native weapons]

Record no:

1634

Author:

Neville, A. O. (Auber Octavius), 1876-1954 ; Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954 ; Ewing, John, 1863-1933

Year:

13 February 1919

Description:

1 p.

Subject:

Australian Aborigines - Material culture;
Australian Aborigines - Ethnography;
Australian Aborigines - Hunting;
Australian Aborigines - Implements;

Notes:

Neville is requesting that Battye provide a 'small collection of native weapons' for John Ewing M.L.C. who is planning to travel to England.
Ewing is taking these weapons to give to a friend in England.
PDF available for WAM staff only.
See: File A13-73-1 Anthropology - Aboriginal cultural materials

Type:

Archives

Links:

Electronic Document

Item availability

{ 1 } items found

Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Archives room			On Shelf

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