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Groups include: children playing on beach and in front of mission house; women in ceremonial dress with painted faces performing ceremonial dance; men, [possibly returning from hunting]; women with pots; large gatering in front of thatched house; children reading, seated on canoe on beach; bride, bridegroom and congregation at Christian wedding; sea scene with families on rafts, pig drinking; group setting off in rowing boats; family group; women waving out to sea from hilltop; women carrying babies in bags; group at outoor table; large formal group of church members including Rev and Mrs Saville; boys balancing in human pyramid; group of schoolchildren lauging whilst listening to gramophone record player; group of hill people of Bogea tribe, inland from Orangerie Bay. Activities include: women making baskets, as taught by Mrs Saville; climbing coconut palms; men performing ceremonial dance; boy canoeing; women canoeing; men sailing; making sago behind Port Glasgow, Mailu; bridge building; thatching roof; sailing; building houses; tug-of-war on the beach; throwing spears, launching decorated canoes; women cleaning each other's heads and feet. Places or buildings include: mission buildings; village, sea and beach scenes Also includes: coral, including a photograph from Frank Hurley 's "Pearls and Savages". Pictures taken by/received from: William James Viritahitemauvai Saville [Based on Mailu Island 1900 - 1935]
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