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Object Number
2004.29.22655
Display Title
Food bowls and coconut oil bottle
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea / New Guinea / 20. Food Bowl- Finisterre Mts. at / 6500 elevation / 21. Food Bowl - Siassi River / - Bismarck / 23. Coconut oil Bottle- Admiralty / Group- Made from two half / coconut shells joined by a vegetable pitch. / Rec'd from: / Dr. W. L. Moss. / Univ. Georgia / 1932."
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1929
Artist
Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Finisterre Mts. at 6500 elevation
Dimensions
Overall: 8.255 × 11.43 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. W. L. Moss
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22663 | Bowls for betel, and mortar |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22659 | Bags and food ladle |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22660 | Rattles used in initiation ceremonies |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22652 | Dance ornament and headdress |
New Britain
Admirality islands | ||
| 2004.29.22650 | Woman's dress |
Admirality islands
| ||
| 2004.29.22658 | Pine apple club and disc club |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22653 | Hair combs and obsidian daggers |
Admirality islands
| ||
| 2004.29.22661 | Chief's emblem of office |
Wuvulu Island
| ||
| 2004.29.22656 | Food dish |
Madang Province
| ||
| 2004.29.22657 | Tambu belt, dance mask and smoking pipe |
New Guinea
New Britain Ramu River | ||
| 2004.29.22654 | Stone axes |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22649 | Sepik River table |
Sepik
|