Description
This is a watercolour, measuring 17.7 cm x 27.9 cm, created by Joseph Lycett in about 1817. It depicts Indigenous Australians spear fishing from three bark canoes at night. In each canoe are a man with a spear and a person holding a firebrand. On the river bank, 15 adults and a child are gathered around two fires, roasting fish. Spears and a shield rest against tree trunks and a basket sits on the ground.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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| Creator | Joseph Lycett, artist |
| Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an2962715-s8
TLF resource R4031 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
