Australian Museum | The Arthur James Vogan Collection: Pacific, late 19th century

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Names

Name PrimaryThe Arthur James Vogan Collection: Pacific, late 19th century

IDs

ID LocalAM0028

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionIn 1889 the Australian Museum bought the Arthur Vogan collection of 55 Pacific island artefacts. Most were body accessories and stone tools from the Solomon Islands and New Zealand. In 1923 Mr Vogan sold the museum 61 artefacts from New Caledonia.

SignificanceArthur Vogan (1859-1948), a New Zealand artist, photographer, journalist and taxidermist, travelled extensively in the Pacific in the late 19th century. In 1895 he joined a New Guinea exploration mounted by the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. In 1911 he was a member of the Association for the Protection of the Native Races of Australasia and Polynesia.

Subjects

localBody ornaments; Indigenous artefacts; Late 19th century; Pacific Island Culture

scotCollecting

pontStone tools

Coverage Spatial

TextSolomon Islands; New Zealand; New Caledonia

Coverage Temporal

From1875

To1900

Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 12:00

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