Eumarrah (born about 1798 in the
Midlands
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near
Campbell Town - died 24 March 1832 in
Launceston,
Tasmania
)
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) was an
Aboriginal Tasmanian
The Aboriginal Tasmanians ( Palawa kani: ''Palawa'' or ''Pakana'') are the Aboriginal people of the Australian island of Tasmania, located south of the mainland. For much of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Aboriginal people were widely, a ...
leader.
He was known by the names Kahnneher Largenner.
He had been part of the group who travelled with
George Augustus Robinson
George Augustus Robinson (22 March 1791 – 18 October 1866) was a British-born colonial official and self-trained preacher in colonial Australia. In 1824, Robinson travelled to Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, where he attempted to negotiate ...
on his ''Friendly Mission'' in the late 1820s.
A
watercolour drawing of "Ehumarah" by
Thomas Bock
Thomas Bock was an English-Australian artist and an early adopter of photography in Australia. Born in England he was sentenced to transportation in 1823. After gaining his freedom he set himself up as one of Australia's first professional ar ...
is in the collection of the
British Museum
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.
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References
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1798 births
1832 deaths
Indigenous Tasmanian people