An Aboriginal group outside a domical hut.
A group of eight Australian Aboriginal men and women standing and sitting in front of the entrance to a domical hut, possibly made from bent saplings and covered in melaleuca bark. Two of the men standing are holding long spears and are dressed in a fur cloak (left) and a cloth wrap (right).
The photograph is captioned 'Aborigine. Encampment' and has had the top corners rounded off.
Frederick North was Assistant Paymaster on board HMS Barrosa (1860), a wooden screw corvette, while it was part of the Royal Navy Flying (Detached) Squadron that sailed from England in June 1869. The squadron visited Melbourne between 26 November and 7 December 1869.
The photograph is captioned 'Aborigine. Encampment' and has had the top corners rounded off.
Frederick North was Assistant Paymaster on board HMS Barrosa (1860), a wooden screw corvette, while it was part of the Royal Navy Flying (Detached) Squadron that sailed from England in June 1869. The squadron visited Melbourne between 26 November and 7 December 1869.
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