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"Every year between March and April, many Tasmanian Aborigines return to the Bass Strait Islands for the muttonbird season. This annual event, although a commercial enterprise, has great significance for Aboriginal people throughout the state. The season means belonging to a special community of family and friends who have their own shared identity which may be traced back to a time long before European settlement." (Ricky Maynard 1990) |
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90.1154
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| Artist: | MAYNARD, Ricky |
| Birth/Death Country: | Australia |
| Birth/Death Date: | 1953 |
| ATSI Region: | Tasmania |
| Sub-Region: | Tasmania |
| Specific Location: | Launceston |
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| Title/date: | Athol Burgess 1985 |
| Collective Title: | The Moonbird People |
| Technique: | gelatin silver photograph |
| Support: | white semi-gloss photographic paper |
| Size: | comp 22.0 x 30.0 sheet 24.6 x 35.0 |
| Credit Line: | Purchased 1990 |