Arthur Bernard Deacon, 1903-1927

Key Information

Register:

International

Year of Inscription:

2012

Type of Heritage:

Document

Nominating Institution:

Royal Anthropological Institute

The original drawings and notes of Arthur Bernard Deacon, during his visit to Malekula and the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in 1926, recorded the language, customs and traditional tales of the people he studied, and illustrate the famous sand drawing tradition for which the islands are still renowned.

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