Painting of a warrior dressed for the war dance, Fiji, ca. 1900-1930
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Description
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
Collection Information
Repository
Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title
Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection / Other Creator
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
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