Torres Strait Islander and masks

Primary Artist

Louis Le Breton (1818–1866)

Title

Torres Strait Islander and masks

Source

Dumont D'Urville, Jules. 'Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee...Atlas [Pittoresque]'. Paris: Gide, 1841-1855.

Page or Plate number

plate 186

Place made

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

26.6 x 34.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

35.8 x 54.8 cm (sheet)

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

133035

Accession number

2005.1116

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2005/2006 (2005-12-07)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Cabinet of Discoveries, Canberra, December 2005.

Credit line

Purchased 2005

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Creators

Le Breton, Louis. | (1818–1866) French | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013