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Object Number
2004.29.22740
Display Title
Men trim and shape canoe prow
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Uaiku Village / The prow is then trimmed and shaped. Uiaku / Village of Uiaku, Collnigwood Bay. / Papua, British New Guinea. / Stetson Fund. June 1911."
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1911
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Uaiku Village, Collingwood Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22742 | Coastal village, children on beach |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22741 | People prepare feast after mourning period |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22744 | People in house |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22743 | Tattooed women in front of wall |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22739 | Hollowing canoe |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22737 | Men carving wood on beach |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22734 | Girls playing game on beach |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22735 | Feast |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22736 | Nets drying on beach |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22733 | Girl wearing herbs in armbands |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22731 | Widower in mourning on platform |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22732 | Widows in mourning |
British New Guinea
|