Names
The Erromango Collection: Erromango Island, Vanuatu
IDs
AM0048
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Descriptions
The Erromango collection comprises 600 items, of which 150 were acquired from a Pesbiterian missionary, Reverent H. A. Robertson and his family between 1898 and 1914. The collection includes clothing and body adornments such as decorated bark cloths, grass skirts, neck ornaments, armbands, combs and shell necklaces. It also includes weapons, containers, and spiritual objects.
Subjects
Indigenous artefacts; Late 19th and early 20th century
Coverage Spatial
Erromango Island, Vanuatu
Coverage Temporal
1898
1914
Dates
2012-05-30 23:43
2011-07-01 15:21