Mr Smith Collection, Fiji, late 19th century

• Other Authors: Australian Museum (isManagedBy)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Museum Metadata Exchange
• Subjects: Bark cloths; indigenous artefacts; late 19th century; Baskets; Domestic equipment; Floor mats; Tapas cloths; Kava; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/mr-smith-collection-19th-century/935198

Mr Smith donated a collection of largely Fijian objects to the Australian Museum in 1889. The collection is comprised of both everyday and ornamental objects representative of Fijian life at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1889, Mr Smith donated 34 artefacts to the Australian Museum, with all...