These images are a collection of 35mm black-and-white negatives, 35mm colour slides and ten selected black-and-white prints from the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (CAAB) expedition to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in 1972.
All of these images are referred to in the expedition field notebooks at AA 255/14/28/1-3.
The photo books at AA 255/14/30/1-2 have details of the colour film rolls 1 - 10 and the black and white film rolls 1 - 11.
There are 19 rolls of 35mm colour slides (as noted in the field books) but these have not been scanned or documented yet.
The 35mm monochrome films are numbered B&W 1 - B&W 18, however, B&W 3 is missing.
These have been scanned and can be found in the sub-folders under R:\Archives\AA 255 PRETTY, GL\Graeme Pretty - CAAB - 1972 Photos\Black & White Photos. The sub-folders are named "B&W 1" to "B&W 18".
The following black and white photographs, taken in Vanuatu (ten in total), have been selected and printed from these monochrome film rolls with descriptions taken from the relevant field notebook at AA 255/14/28/1-3:
1. Film Roll B&W 15 - (6 October 1972).
Photo 1. B&W15 - 014.jpg
Photo 2. B&W15 - 018.jpg.
Both are photos of slit gong drums.
2. Film Roll B&W 16 - (8 October 1972).
Photo 1. B&W16 - 028.jpg.
A carved figure.
3. Film Roll B&W 17 (9 and 10 October 1972).
Photo 1. B&W17 - 002.
"Circumcision naluan (natanijel)". A face with protruding eyes and nose on a squarish, flat board.
Photo 2. B&W17 - 006.jpg.
"nambugi - made for the dead in remembrance of ceremony of [unreadable]". A styilised face mounted on a stick.
Photo 3. B&W17 - 007.jpg.
"patru - 4th/5th grade of the namanggi". A life-sized stylised figure.
Photo 4. B&W17 - 015.jpg
Photo 5. B&W17 - 019.jpg
Photo 6. B&W17 - 027.jpg
Photo 7. B&W17 - 030.jpg.
Four photos of drums - slit gong drums of various sizes and carvings.