IDNO

P.98437.LAY

Description

“S. W. Bay (Malekula)
Armlets (made of shell (white) and coconut (black) beads, worn by degrees as follows: -
i) [?Newelwel], ii) [?Nemew], iii) [?Amel tarlaug]”
[Layard's caption, 1914 - 1915]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Vanuatu; Malakula; South West Bay [New Hebrides; Malekula]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Layard, John Willoughby

Collector / Expedition

Date

1914 - 1915

Collection Name

Layard Collection

Source

Layard, Richard

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.98437.LAY to P.98452.LAY were found in the envelope now numbered C523/1/, which was loose in the wooden box now numbered C523/ with N.98453.LAY to N.98589.LAY.

This print has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Fund.