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Canoe prow ornaments
Object Number 2004.29.22481
Display Title Canoe prow ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (Dutch) / Jobo Is. Jobi? / Jobo Island. Thomas Barbour, 1906-7." On photograph: "Canoe Prow Ornaments From Netherlands New Guinea."
Department Photographic
Date 1906-1907
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea / <State> / Jobi Island
Materials Gelatin Printing-out paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Thomas Barbour

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