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1932.53.105.8

Painting on rice paper of a man. [El.B 18/03/2008]

1932.53.105.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Painting on rice paper of a man. [El.B 18/03/2008]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Rice Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 106 mm, Width: max 77 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.53.105.8
Research and responses

According to Dr M. O’Hanlon, A.R.M. probably stands for Assistant Resident Magistrate. [CW 23/2/2000] Confirmed by Sylvia Schaffarczyk, a PhD student from the Australian National University, in September 2004 during a visit to research collections made by Australian colonial administrators in Papua New Guinea. [ZM 3/9/2004]

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Painting

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