Item XP 8454 Photograph. Oenpelli, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1917

Summary

This photograph was most likely taken by Tom Cahill, the son of Paddy Cahill. It shows Aboriginal women at the pastoral station of Oenpelli variously wearing European clothes including lengths of cloth tied around their waists or draped over their shoulders.

Physical Description

Print. Black and white. An image of Aboriginal women standing in front of a corrugated iron building.