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Object Number
2004.29.22789
Display Title
Men with egret plume headdresses
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea / Upper Sepik River / Village of Kubka. / Men with Egret Plume Headdresses / Photo- W. L. Moss-"
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1929
Artist
Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
- Upper Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms
Village of Kubka, Upper Sepik River
Dimensions
Overall: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.31385 | Men with egret plume headdresses |
Photographic
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 2004.29.22688 | Two men wearing headdresses, standing in canoe |
Sepik
| ||
| 44-54-20/14951 | Egret feathers - for decorating headdresses and baby cradles |
Accessory
|
Mexico
| |
| 2004.29.22791 | Men wearing sheaths of gourd and bamboo |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22790 | Men armed with spears |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22788 | Men in front of house |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22792 | Men with adzes |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22793 | Men in long canoe |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23169 | Group of men |
Wagumas
| ||
| 2004.29.23171 | Men in canoes |
Wagumas
| ||
| 2004.29.23170 | Men in canoes |
Wagumas
| ||
| 2004.29.22772 | Men walking towards bachelor house |
Sepik
|