A GERMAN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN AUSTRALIA, circa 1900 - 1910 An archive, written in German, which appears to be the field notes and typed manuscripts of an anthropologist who travelled extensively throughout Australia to visit, learn, record and preserve the aboriginal culture and way of life that he had observed and studied. Comprising of hundreds of pages of hand-written notes, approximately 600 typed pages, and many hundreds of hand-drawn and painted and reproduced illustrations, this remarkable

c. 1900

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A$20,000–30,000

Realised

A$15,000

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727-729 High Street, Armadale, VIC 3143

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Source: Leski Auctions
First seen: 5 Oct 2026, 08:03
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