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