David Collins Att. to Thomas Watling | Yoo-Long Erah-ba-diang 1-8
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Plates 1 to 8 from the account written by David Collins remarking on the customs and manners of the native inhabitants of NSW.
Published in 1798 by Cadell and Davies, Strand. David Collins (author) James Neagle (Engraver) after an unknown artist- Attributed to Thomas Watling
Each engraved image is 17 x 24.5 cm
Sheet size: 22.5 x 28 cm
Each work titled below the image
Yoo-Long Erah-ba-diang 1-8.
Published May 25th 1798.
Yoo-long Erah-ba-diang or ‘ceremony or operation of drawing the tooth’, took place in early February 1795 at Wogganmagully (Farm Cove), now part of the Royal Botanic Gardens. In this rite of passage, boys were made men after ordeals that concluded when their upper right tooth was knocked out ...
$2400 the set of 8
A great description to each of the customs illustrated is described at the State Library of NSW website.
Link below:
https://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/archive/curio/exhibit/581/storiesfb98.html?
