Sketch of man in "prophet's dress"

Copy of an original pencil and wash sketch, 18.5cm x 22cm, dated 10 June 1959, made by Irene Fletcher. Attached is a page from the journal 'Pacific Islands Monthly', June 1963, which includes photographs of dancers from the Lau Islands (Pacific Ocean), whose costumes resemble those depicted in the s...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/South Seas Pictures/24
Date(s) of creation: 1959
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/South Seas Pictures/24
Summary: Copy of an original pencil and wash sketch, 18.5cm x 22cm, dated 10 June 1959, made by Irene Fletcher. Attached is a page from the journal 'Pacific Islands Monthly', June 1963, which includes photographs of dancers from the Lau Islands (Pacific Ocean), whose costumes resemble those depicted in the sketch.
Extent: 1 item
Custodial history: Note by Irene Fletcher, former London Missionary Society Librarian and Archivist, states that the original sketch was purchased in Charing Cross Road, and that this copy was traced from it. The original was found amongst a collection of items relating to Tahiti in a secondhand bookshop.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Format: Archive