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Proclamation board, Tasmania

Proclamation board, containing pictograms designed to show that both whites and aboriginals were equal under the law
Initiated by Lt. Gov. George Arthur (1784–1854), 1830
Tasmania
33.1 cm x 22.5 cm x 0.9 cm
Oil on Wood
Gift of Col. Theodore Lyman, 1872

PM 72-21-70/6500

 

 

 

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