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Title
Man and woman with braided hair, Tanna, ca.1890
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1890
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK
The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
manuscripts@nls.uk
Description
“Heathen natives of Tanna. Man with corded hair.” Portrait of a man and woman sitting on grass with her ankles crossed over his. They both wear finely braided hair and hair bands.
Type
image
Format
Photograph albums, 14.2 x 9.8 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75654045-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79565
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75654045-1.jpg
Subject
Clothing & dress
Couples
Hairstyles
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
Oceania
Tafea Province
Tanna
Vanuatu
Source
Acc.7548/F/19 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75654043 [File]
Relation
Missions in the New Hebrides’ Islands", ca.1890
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
image/tiff

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