Record

RefNoMS/955/6/257
LevelItem
TitlePhotograph of a toldo frame
CreatorHoldgate, Sir Martin Wyatt
Date1959
DescriptionView of a Yahgan [Yámana] toldo frame for supporting a fabric-covered shelter near Puerto Róbalo on Isla Navarino. The frame can be covered to create a tent and had reportedly been in use a week before the expedition party visited and this image was taken. Expedition member George Knox can be seen towards the right edge of the image, beside another wooden frame.
Extent1 slide
FormatPhotograph
PhysicalDescription35mm transparency in paper and glass slide mount
Dimensions40mm x 40mm
AccessStatusOpen
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