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Object Number 2004.29.22619
Display Title Group, men with drums, strings of yams hung from tower
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British)"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 20.6375 cm (6 × 8 1/8 in.)

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