IMAGE
Sandys, Edward Roper Stapleton, b 1845 :The river of gold, Vanua Lava. Banks' Islands, S. Pacific. [ca 1888-1889]
- Reference
- C-169-010
- Description
Shows a man from the island of Vanua Lava, standing thigh-deep in a river. He is bare-chested but wears a cloth around his waist. The river's banks show rocks and thick vegetation
Other Titles - South
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - E Sandys [in charcoal]; Recto - beneath image - "The River of Gold". "Vanua Lava" - Banks' Islands. S. Pacific [in pencil]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Charcoal on paper, 480 x 630 mm
Provenance: Previously in a private collection belonging to descendants of the artist
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Sandys, Edward Roper Stapleton, b 1845 :[Seven charcoal drawings of New Zealand, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. ca 1888-1889]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Charcoal on paper, 480 x 630 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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