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Title
Two women painting cloths, Solomon Islands, Oceania, 1939
Creator
Fides
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
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
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Maryknoll Mission Archives, PO Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0305
archives@maryknoll.org ; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1669
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=17
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1917 ; Maryknoll Mission Archives.
Description
Photograph of two women kneeling on the ground painting cloths in the Solomon Islands. The cloths are hung from small stands on the ground. The women are kneeling in front of the cloths painting. The paint and other supplies are on the floor near the women. Several other women are working in the background of the photo.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: b&w
13 x 18 cm
photograph
Identifier
impa-m64677 [Legacy record ID]
MFB-SolomonIslands-01-011
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64677
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/MFB-SolomonIslands-01-011.jpg
Subject
Indigenous peoples
Women
Painting
Textile industry
General views
Time Period
1939
Place
Oceania
Solomon Islands
Source
MFB/SolomonIslands/01/011 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Photographs of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Maryknoll, New York, 1912-1945
impa-m338

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