People and places, Malaita

Groups include: indigenous men, women and children including Katie, wife of chief; men in ceremonial dress; trainees from Mothercraft Training Centre bathing in river and playing a Malaita rythm water game; men dancing at Buma; waiting for the boat. Events include: dedication by Bishop Hill and Dean...

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Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/39, Box 39
Date(s) of creation: c.1920 - c.1965
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MM.07.2.39
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with Melanesian Mission 7/39, Box 39
callnumber MM/07/2/39
callnumber_txt MM/07/2/39
callnumber-sort MM/07/2/39
prefix_number 39
title People and places, Malaita
scb_date_creation c.1920 - c.1965
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 30 silver gelatin and printing out paper prints
format Archive
description Groups include: indigenous men, women and children including Katie, wife of chief; men in ceremonial dress; trainees from Mothercraft Training Centre bathing in river and playing a Malaita rythm water game; men dancing at Buma; waiting for the boat. Events include: dedication by Bishop Hill and Dean Thompson. Places or buildings include: St Mark's church, Fouru, made from woven leaf and coral; St Peter's church, Waihi, kept by Rev Willie Masuraa; Maka theological college; Wia, artificial island. Prints taken by/received from: D Leech; Captain Healy; John Watt Beattie.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright possibly held by Melanesian Mission.
scb_file_number 39
hierarchy_top_id_raw MM
hierarchy_sequence MM.0007.002.0039