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1994.15.2404

Drawing in coloured pencil of A bird, plants, a ?basket, a flag and an unidentified object. All are labelled in ?Petats. [SM 02/05/2008]


1994.15.2404

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Collection type
Object
Description
Drawing in coloured pencil of A bird, plants, a ?basket, a flag and an unidentified object. All are labelled in ?Petats. [SM 02/05/2008]
Long description
Drawing in coloured pencil of A bird, plants, a ?basket, a flag and an unidentified object. All are labelled in ?Petats. The bird has two words written next to it, 'gopi' and 'koro' the plant - ?'roi', the ?basket and unidentified object - 'bobo', the flag - 'kohel' and a second plant with a loop on it - 'pilak'. The unidentified object is a circle with a long stick over the top that projects downwards from the circle. The flag resembles a UK Union flag, but with different colours. [SM 02/05/2008]
Geographical reference
Bougainville Buka Petats Islands Methodist Mission
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: 1930
Date collected
1930
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1994
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Pencil, Material Pigment, Process Drawn
Dimensions
Width: max 147 mm, Length: max 223 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.15.2404

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Children and Childcare, Drawing