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20 april 2018

Wiradjuri/Yorta Yorta

Culture Victoria:

Wiradjuri/Yorta Yorta

Born 1950, Balranald, New South Wales

Resides Kerang, Victoria

Esther began carving emu eggs in 1977 when her father Sam Kirby died. Sam Kirby was well known for his fine carving work and his ability to ‘do anything’ with the eggs. She had learned all his techniques by watching him and took up the carving to keep his name going. Esther’s common subjects are landscapes featuring figures and stories from Aboriginal mythology.

Amongst several other exhibitions, Esther’s work was included in the exhibition Women’s Work Land and Spirit at the 1995 International Women’s Conference in Beijing.

Aboriginal man ornamented for a corroboree

Daintree, Richard, 1832-1878 & Antoine Fauchery, 1823-1861, photographers
Aboriginal man ornamented for a corroboree, standing, full face, whole-length
[ca. 1858]

Culture Victoria:
This image was taken by Antoine Fauchery and Richard Daintree between late 1857 and early 1859 for inclusion in their Photographic Series Sun Pictures of Victoria, The album consists of fifty albumen silver prints, twelve of which are photographs of Indigenous Victorians.

Cultural Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users of this website are warned that this story contains images of deceased persons and places that could cause sorrow.