photographic print(black and white)
- Museum number
- Oc,B62.6
- Description
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Photograph (black and white); a back view of three Marquesan carved wooden figures in the double tiki form, all have loin cloths wrapped around their waists, and hooks in the backs of their heads, one of the figures has a loop of metal around its waist, shells tied around its neck, and human hair attached to its head.
Gelatin silver print
- Production date
- 20thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 17 centimetres
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Width: 12.10 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
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It seems likely that the image may have been in the photographic collection of the Bernice P Bishop Museum, indicated by the numerical stamp given on the reverse of the image.
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Mr Kenneth P Emory (named in inscription) made studies of objects in museum collections, including in Paris, and this photograph may have been collected by him and brought to the British Museum. The photograph itself was photographed by a photographic printing studio "A Cintract" in Paris. The reasoning behind the Bernice P Bishop Museum stamp is as yet unknown. (Eherdman 2008).
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,B62.6
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 13466 (Bernice P Bishop Museum Library Number)
