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5182 - A collection of 142 stereoscopic photographs, primarily of the Marind Anim people and their surroundings, in two wooden boxes. Included is a damaged stereoscope, ca. 1900. The original photographs were taken by W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder, while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali.
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A collection of 142 stereoscopic photographs, primarily of the Marind Anim people and their surroundings, in two wooden boxes. Included is a damaged stereoscope, ca. 1900. The original photographs were taken by W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder, while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali.
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