Oscar Sketchbook

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Oscar Sketchbook has 174 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 22 references, with 22 live disagreements.

174 facts·91 predicates·22 sources·22 in dispute

Mostly:contains(9), accompanied by(8), discovered by(7)

Inbound mentions (33)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`created`Created(6)

Oscarex:oscar
Oscarex:oscar
Oscarex:oscar
Oscarex:oscar
Oscar Aboriginal Boyex:oscar-aboriginal-boy
Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown

`knownOnlyBy`Known Only by(3)

Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown
Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown
Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown

`isSketch`Is Sketch(2)

Figure 5ex:figure-5
Figure 5ex:figure-5

`knownBy`Known by(2)

Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown
Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown

`provided`Provided(2)

Augustus Glissanex:augustus-glissan
Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan

`reinterpretedOscarSketchbook`Reinterpreted Oscar Sketchbook(2)

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studiesex:australian-institute-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-studies
National Museum of Australiaex:national-museum-of-australia

`sent`Sent(2)

Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan
Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan

`concernsArtifact`Concerns Artifact(1)

Oscar Sketchbook Background Pageex:oscar-sketchbook-background-page

`contextualizedBy`Contextualized by(1)

Police Mediated Child Transferex:police-mediated-child-transfer

`createdPencilSketchesBook`Created Pencil Sketches Book(1)

Oscarex:oscar

`createdSketchbook`Created Sketchbook(1)

Oscarex:oscar

`depictedIn`Depicted in(1)

Native Police Brutalityex:native-police-brutality

`depictsNmpDispersal`Depicts Nmp Dispersal(1)

Oscarex:oscar

`discoveredSketchbook`Discovered Sketchbook(1)

National Museum of Australiaex:national-museum-of-australia

`lifeConjecturedFrom`Life Conjectured From(1)

Oscar of Cooktownex:oscar-of-cooktown

`partOfSeries`Part of Series(1)

Oscarex:oscar

`sentIn1899`Sent In1899(1)

Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan

`sentSketchbook`Sent Sketchbook(1)

Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan

`sentSketchbookToFriend`Sent Sketchbook to Friend(1)

Augustus Henry Glissanex:augustus-henry-glissan

`sentWith`Sent With(1)

Augustus Glissanex:augustus-glissan

`triedToKeepClean`Tried to Keep Clean(1)

Augustus Glissanex:augustus-glissan

Other facts (174)

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174 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Contains	40 drawings	[4]
Contains	40	[7]
Contains	40	[11]
Contains	40 pencil and coloured pencil drawings	[13]
Contains	caption list and letter	[13]
Contains	40 pencil and coloured pencil drawings	[15]
Contains	Forty Pencil and Coloured Pencil Drawings	[17]
Contains	forty pencil and coloured pencil drawings	[18]
Contains	40 drawings	[19]
Accompanied by	Caption List	[11]
Accompanied by	Glissan Letter	[11]
Accompanied by	Caption List	[15]
Accompanied by	Glissan Letter	[15]
Accompanied by	Glissan Letter	[17]
Accompanied by	Caption List	[17]
Accompanied by	Glissan Letter 1899	[20]
Accompanied by	Caption List	[20]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia	[4]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia	[5]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia	[6]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia	[12]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia Staff	[14]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia Staff	[19]
Discovered by	National Museum of Australia	[22]
Transferred to	Library of Australian Institute of Anatomy	[7]
Transferred to	Library Australian Institute of Anatomy	[11]
Transferred to	Australian Institute of Anatomy	[13]
Transferred to	Library of the Australian Institute of Anatomy, Canberra	[15]
Transferred to	Library of the Australian Institute of Anatomy	[18]
Transferred to	Library Australian Institute of Anatomy	[20]
Discovered in	early 1990s	[1]
Discovered in	early 1990s	[4]
Discovered in	early 1990s	[6]
Discovered in	early 1990s	[14]
Discovered in	early 1990s	[19]
Reinterpreted by	National Museum of Australia Staff	[7]
Reinterpreted by	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	[7]
Reinterpreted by	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	[11]
Reinterpreted by	National Museum of Australia	[15]
Reinterpreted by	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	[18]
Viewable Electronically at	National Museum of Australia Website	[7]
Viewable Electronically at	National Museum of Australia Website	[15]
Viewable Electronically at	National Museum of Australia Website	[17]
Viewable Electronically at	National Museum of Australia	[18]
Viewable Electronically at	National Museum of Australia Website	[20]
Sent to	Family Friend in Melbourne	[7]
Sent to	family friend in Melbourne	[11]
Sent to	Friend in Melbourne	[12]
Sent to	Melbourne for amusement of friend's children	[13]
Sent to	Melbourne Family Friend	[20]
Has Attached Label	Drawn by Oscar, Cooktown boy, aged 18 years	[7]
Has Attached Label	“Drawn by Oscar, Cooktown boy, aged 18 years”	[13]
Has Attached Label	“Drawn by Oscar, Cooktown boy, aged 18 years”	[15]
Has Attached Label	Drawn by Oscar, Cooktown boy, aged 18 years	[17]
Has Attached Label	“Drawn by Oscar, Cooktown boy, aged 18 years”	[18]
Offers	Unique Perspective	[7]
Offers	unique perspective into colonial frontier in western Queensland	[13]
Offers	unique perspective into colonial frontier in western Queensland	[15]
Offers	unique perspective into the colonial frontier in western Queensland	[18]
Preserved in	National Museum of Australia	[7]
Preserved in	National Museum of Australia	[11]
Preserved in	National Museum of Australia	[13]
Preserved in	National Museum of Australia	[18]
Provides	Partially Biographical Account	[7]
Provides	partially biographical account of Oscar's life	[13]
Provides	partially biographical account of Oscar's life	[15]
Provides	partially biographical account of Oscar's life	[18]
Passed Into Collection of	Sir Colin Mackenzie	[11]
Passed Into Collection of	Sir Colin Mackenzie	[15]
Passed Into Collection of	Sir Colin Mackenzie	[18]
Passed Into Collection of	Sir Colin Mackenzie	[20]
Sent by	Augustus Henry Glissan	[4]
Sent by	Augustus Henry Glissan	[5]
Sent by	Augustus Henry Glissan	[6]
Created by	Oscar	[6]
Created by	Oscar of Cooktown	[11]
Created by	Oscar	[19]
Located in	National Museum of Australia	[9]
Located in	Canberra, ACT	[15]
Located in	Canberra, ACT	[18]
Significance Recognised in	early 1990’s	[11]
Significance Recognised in	early 1990’s	[18]
Significance Recognised in	early 1990s	[20]
Rediscovered by	National Museum of Australia Staff	[11]
Rediscovered by	National Museum of Australia	[18]
Rediscovered by	National Museum of Australia Staff	[20]
Depicts Lives of	Chinese People	[14]
Depicts Lives of	Aboriginal People	[14]
Depicts Lives of	European People	[14]
Includes Drawings of	Cooktown Native Police Boys	[2]
Includes Drawings of	Palmer River Native Police Boys	[2]
Contains Drawings of	Palmer River Native Police Boys	[3]
Contains Drawings of	Cooktown Native Police Boys	[3]
Sent for	Amusement of Friends Children	[7]
Sent for	amusement of his friend’s children	[18]
Rediscovered in	early 1990s	[7]
Rediscovered in	early 1990s	[13]
Covered With	marbled-paper	[7]
Covered With	marbled-paper	[17]
Measures	207mm x 168mm	[7]

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