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Object Number 2004.29.22381
Display Title Six ceremonial spears
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Dutch New Guinea / Tugeri Tribe / Merauke River / Melanesia / Ceremonial Spears Tugeri Tribe Merauke R. / Dutch New Guinea." On photograph: "[numbers 1-6] / 2326 [in reverse]" Written on reverse of board: "Tigure [?] / Merauke / Dutch."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / West Papua
Additional Geographic Terms Merauke River
Dimensions Overall: 20.955 × 15.875 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Roland Burrage Dixon

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