People and places, Santa Cruz Islands, mainly portraits of Tikopians

Groups include: men and boys "Mala heathen. Same size as Christians"; men in village, Te Motu Island, just off mainland of Santa Cruz; men on beach at Tikopia; large groups of Tikopians, including with priest, Ellison; some of the Outer Eastern islands clergy assembled for their Annual Archdeaconry...

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Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/44, Box 40
Date(s) of creation: c.1920 - c.1975
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MM.07.2.44
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with Melanesian Mission 7/44, Box 40
callnumber MM/07/2/44
callnumber_txt MM/07/2/44
callnumber-sort MM/07/2/44
prefix_number 44
scb_previous_numbers B404
title People and places, Santa Cruz Islands, mainly portraits of Tikopians
scb_date_creation c.1920 - c.1975
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 39 silver gelatin prints
format Archive
description Groups include: men and boys "Mala heathen. Same size as Christians"; men in village, Te Motu Island, just off mainland of Santa Cruz; men on beach at Tikopia; large groups of Tikopians, including with priest, Ellison; some of the Outer Eastern islands clergy assembled for their Annual Archdeaconry Conference, may 1972 at Leusaleba; teachers at Leusaleba school; congregation and Company of Companions of the Brotherhood, Leusaleba. People include: study of boy; Tikopian man aboard Southern Cross; Martin, the Bishop's "boy"; Bishop leaving Tikopia. Events include: Bishop Alfred Hill, John Dixon (Secretary) and Archdeacon Thompson on tour, 1963. Activities include: nose rubbing greetings; prefects building a new dormitory at Leusaleba school. Places or buildings include: native house, Tikopia; George West 's house, Santa Cruz; Bethlehem Bay; Bishop Patteson memorial Church; Leusaleba. Also includes: outrigger canoe. Prints taken by/received from: B P Woods; John Dixon.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright possibly held by Melanesian Mission.
scb_file_number 44
hierarchy_top_id_raw MM
hierarchy_sequence MM.0007.002.0044