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
France View on map Close map
Category
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