Crawford Image Collection

Former staff member Ian Crawford was the Western Australian Museum's first Curator of Anthropology & Archaeology, appointed in 1961. Between 1961 and 1993 he made 30 fieldtrips to the Kimberley, working with Aboriginal communities focusing on research into art and mythology, contact with Indonesian and Malay fishermen, maintenance of knowledge of traditional resource use, and mission history. His photographic collection includes around 30,000 images. This extensive image collection reflects Crawford's work with Kimberley community members, particularly Kalumburu.前雇员伊恩·克劳福德（Ian Crawford）是西澳大利亚博物馆（Western Australian Museum）首位人类学与考古学策展人，于1961年获任此职。1961年至1993年间，他先后30次赴金伯利（Kimberley）地区开展实地考察，与当地原住民社区展开合作，研究范畴涵盖艺术与神话体系、与印度尼西亚及马来西亚渔民的接触历史、传统资源利用知识的传承，以及传教团发展历程。其摄影藏品共计约3万幅影像。这批体量庞大的影像藏品完整呈现了克劳福德与金伯利地区社区成员，尤其是卡伦布鲁（Kalumburu）社区的合作工作。