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Title
“I would like you to do some work at the Mission. Can you scrub?”, approximately 1920 / B. E. Minns
Creator
B. E. Minns, 1864-1937
Call number
SSV/183
Level of description
fonds
Date

approximately 1920
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Drawings
Reference code
9649466
Physical Description
1 drawing - pen and ink, on card - 28 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
A satirical sketch of an Aboriginal Australian woman 'Mary' and a Missioner, possibly submitted for publication in The Bulletin.
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Signatures / Inscriptions

Signed below image: B.E. Minns
Inscription on verso : Missioner: "I would like you to do some work at the Mission. Can you scrub?". Mary: "Scrub! My word - cook too". Missioner: "Cook an omlet[te]?". Mary: "Omlet[te]! Roast'em all same possum...[illegible]"
Subject
Women, Aboriginal Australian.
Minns, B. E., 1864-1937--Humour.
Aboriginal Australians--Missions.
Aboriginal Australians--Caricatures and cartoons.

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