GROUP
11 Photographs of the Pacific Islands, Māori art and taonga
- Date
- [ca 1880s-1970s]
- By
- Pulman (Firm)
- Reference
- Series-7053
- Description
Photographs fall into three general groups: those relating to Jock McEwen's professional career with Island and Maori affairs; those that relate to his interest in Māori art and culture; those that probably relate in some way to his own family and background.
The first group includes recordes of the diplomatic and ceremonial side of events in Samoa, The Cook Islands, and Tokelau, in the 1970s. There are groups of photographs of Wellington Māori clubs rehearsing for Waitangi Day celebrations, and of events at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Wellington, 1965.
The second group consists of photographs of mahi toi (Māori art), taonga (artifacts), and whare (buildings). Many of these date from the 1880s and 90s and some have belonged to S Percy Smith, one of the albums having his name on the end paper. In this group there are also photographs of Māori, and groups of Māori, many in traditional dress photographed in association with wharenui (meeting houses). Some of the people have been identified.
There are also what may be personal and family photographs. The largest collection of these have been made by a missionary family working in the Melanesian Mission in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (New Hebrides) between 1918 and 1928.
Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-087032 to 087122; 1/2-181288 to 181293
Quantity: 370 b&w original photographic print(s). 14 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 13 colour original photographic print(s). 6 folder(s). 2 album(s). 1 Other printed ephemera item(s).
Transfers: Bewick engravings transferred to Drawings & Prints 16.11.1999. At Library reference E-586..
Processing information: Arranged by format in 1999 into Photographic archive, combined with ATL-Group-00693 and title edited in August 2023.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required - Some fragile material requires Curator assistance for access.
- Format
- 370 b&w original photographic print(s), 14 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), 13 colour original photographic print(s), 6 folder(s), 2 album(s), 1 Other printed ephemera item(s), Business correspondence, Ephemera, Photographs
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Copyright
Unknown
Photographs of landscapes, peoples, and communities of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Date: 1918-1928
From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection
Reference: PAColl-6056-10
Description: Photographs primarily taken in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu by unidentified photographers compiled by missionaries of the Melanesian Mission, 1918 to 1928. Shows landscapes, peoples and communities of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Some subjects are named and many photographs include inscriptions on verso. Photographs also feature scenes of missionary life in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Separated from album at Library reference PA1-o-2075.. Processing information: Desscription updated December 2023. Previous title: Photographs of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Scrapbook
Date: ca 1930s
From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-12909-3
Description: A handmade scrapbook with cut out published images featuring Māori whare whakairo, poupou, and tukutuku panels. Many of the pages have captions handwritten in, and some refer to the 'Dominion Museum". However most of the images have been removed. Some pages are cut or torn. A single black and white photograph was interleaved. Quantity: 1 folder(s) including one black and white photographic print. Transfers: The other material from the same box is at MS-Papers-12909-2. MS-Papers-12909-4, and MS-Papers-12909-5.. Processing information: Housed by Library staff in a photographic archival box along with other material. The material has been separated out across several folders for conservation and storage reasons.
Empty photograph album
Date: 1918-1928
From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection
Reference: PA1-o-2075
Description: Comprises one empty photo album, originally used to house photographs taken in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, 1918 to 1928. The album was compiled by missionaries of the Melanesian Mission. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s). Transfers: Material separated for reasons of preservation and storage. Photographs can be found at Library reference PAColl-6056-10..