Set of mounted prints of people and places by William George Lawes

Groups include: first New Guinea students; girls poling canoe; group of tatooed women. People include: portraits of individuals including tatooed woman's back; woman with shaved head [widow]; Delena woman; profile of two boys from Motumotu with shaved heads and two tufts of hair; two Kaile boys; Sou...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 8
Date(s) of creation: c.1880 - c.1906
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 8
Summary: Groups include: first New Guinea students; girls poling canoe; group of tatooed women. People include: portraits of individuals including tatooed woman's back; woman with shaved head [widow]; Delena woman; profile of two boys from Motumotu with shaved heads and two tufts of hair; two Kaile boys; South Sea teacher in New Guinea; Aisi, chief of Delena; men from Kairuku district [Delena]; girls with water pots; crocodile heroine with two other girls; mothers with baby bags; girls at play; boys playing game of frog; "natives" digging . Activities include: boys smoking bau bau, Delena; building canoes, Kerepunu. Places or buildings include: LMS college, Vatorata; village houses, ?Mauukoto; marine village, Tupuselei [Port Moresby]; marine church, Kaile; native church, Port Moresby; native teacher's house, ?Rigo; view from mission house, Port Moresby; mission house and school, main street, Port Moresby. Also includes: lakatori with crab claw sails; sacred platform,Dubu, Rigo; mission rowing boat with crew. Pictures taken by/received from: Possibly William George Lawes
Previous numbers: 2, 13, 17, 29, 31, 34, 60, 63, 76, 82, 122, 123, 130
Extent: 40 mounted albumen prints
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright expired
File number: 10 (2 parts - A & B)
Format: Archive