Painting of a warrior dressed for the war dance, Fiji, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Painting of a warrior dressed for the war dance, Fiji, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Fiji, Oceania
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Isole Fiji. Un Guerriero Figiano armato per la danza di guerra. ("Fiji islands. A Fijian warrior armed for the war dance.") The postcard contains an artistic representation of an indigenous man dressed in a multicolored skirt carrying a pointed, colorful staff over his left shoulder.
The postcard was issued by a Catholic mission agency. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in Italian and contains printed information about the publisher: "Missioni d'Oceania - Affidate ai PP. Maristi -- Casa Madre dei PP. Maristi: Roma, Via Poerio 63 - Periodico Missionario, L'Araldo di Maria - Roma , Via Cernaia 14a." ("Missions of Oceania - Entrusted to the PP. Maristi -- Mother house of the PP. Maristi: Rome, Via Poerio 63 - Missionary Periodical, the Herald of Maria - Rome, Via Cernaia 14a.")
Extent: 14.25 x 9.25 cm

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection / Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1880-1950
Container / Volume: Box 10

Access: Public
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