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photographic print
(black and white)
;
album
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
album
Museum number
Oc,A50.67
Title
Series:
Robert A Lever albums
Description
Photograph (black and white) from an album; a man holds a child in one arm; the man wears shorts and a cap and is walking outside in front of a western-style building; Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Gelatin silver print
Producer name
Photographed by:
Robert A Lever
(?)
Production date
1936
Production place
Photographed in:
Bougainville
Materials
paper
Technique
gelatin silver printing
Dimensions
Height:
6.30 centimetres
(image)
Height:
19.30 centimetres
(page)
Width:
8.70 centimetres
(image)
Width:
24.60 centimetres
(page)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
domestic life
Associated names
Associated with:
Robert A Lever
Associated places
Associated with:
Bougainville
Associated ethnic name
Representation of:
Solomon Islander
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Robert A Lever
Acquisition date
2006
Acquisition notes
From a collection of five albums and a number of loose photographs, compiled by Robert A Lever and purchased by the British Museum in 2006 through auction.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Oc,A50.67