The Judgment of Dungara
1900
20th century
6 in. x 7 in. (15.24 cm x 17.78 cm)
William Strang,
Scottish,
(1859–1921)
Object Type:
Prints
Creation Place:
Europe, England
Medium and Support:
etching with aquatint on paper
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection
Accession Number:
1998.040
From portfolio Thirty Illustrations to Rudyard Kipling's Short Stories, Macmillan & Co., 1901. In "The Judgement of Dungara" (1888), the priest of Dungara donates pure white shirts woven of nettles to a Christian mission. As is his intention, the gift of itch-inducing garments has the effect of sabotaging the efforts of the 'civilizers' as well as the Christian symbolism they hold dear.