Sotik natives, 1889-10-02
Scope and Contents
Showing a group of Sotik men, women and children posing in a row for Gedge. His diary for that day records: 'The people of the villages near came in with food. The men danced a v. pretty dance and sang really musically. Some of the young women were naked, others had only an apology for an apron in the way of strings of beads and leather. Took a couple of photos'. Gedge also records that the plates were developed on October 4th. Duplicate of Y30468K/24.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-10-02
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gedge, Ernest, 1862 - 1935 (colonial administrator) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2018-03-27 16:50:03+00:00
Geographic
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