Group portraits of indigenous people

Groups include: various uncaptioned groups of men, women and children, plus: men with dug-out outrigger on beach; women in canoe; women with carved canoe; Ellen Siragoro, Alan Tinoni and George Paul; thE Bishop and R P Garrity on the beach at Tikopia; men with snake; family group posing for photogra...

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Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/62, Box 42A
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MM.07.6.62
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with Melanesian Mission 7/62, Box 42A
callnumber MM/07/6/62
callnumber_txt MM/07/6/62
callnumber-sort MM/07/6/62
prefix_number 62
scb_previous_numbers Prints of image no.s 21, 128, from album of snapshots. (File 2)Files 14, 15, 21, 22, 23; 27, 28, 33 and 42 see Files 61 to 69
title Group portraits of indigenous people
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 89 items including silver gelatin prints and negative
format Archive
description Groups include: various uncaptioned groups of men, women and children, plus: men with dug-out outrigger on beach; women in canoe; women with carved canoe; Ellen Siragoro, Alan Tinoni and George Paul; thE Bishop and R P Garrity on the beach at Tikopia; men with snake; family group posing for photograph outside building; two boys [recently returned from Museum of Mankind]. People include: Andrew Tyler, son of Tom Tyler. Activities include: playing harmonica; making and decorating musical istruments; gardening at the mothercraft training centre; at market; bathing; operating machinery; feeding chickens; playing football; dancing; eating ceremonial meal in hut; constructing building. Prints taken by/received from: Norris, Auckland Star; Daily Express; A Teall; Joe Atkin; Captain Healey; Tom Tyler; ?BSP.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright probably held by Melanesian Mission
scb_file_number 62
hierarchy_top_id_raw MM
hierarchy_sequence MM.0007.006.0062