Rare 1800s Photo Native Solomon Islands Panpipe Musician Papua New Guinea Ethnic maine Massachusetts)

Massachusetts)

It is in very good antique condition overall with a few light bends and a ding

Very unusual

These were taken in one sitting by photographer Thomas Hutchinson

5" and in very good or better antique condition with blank back

Rare 1800s Photo Native Solomon Islands Panpipe Musician Papua New Guinea Ethnic maine Massachusetts)Rare original cabinet card of native Solomon Island musicians playing large panpipes. The Solomon Islands is a country east of New Guinea in the South Pacific. The label affixed to the back of this image is in German, and was probably taken by German colonists in the 1890s c. 1900. Light soiling on the back and some foxing, as shown. Dimensions are approximately 6. 5" x 4. 25".