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Object Number 2004.29.22790
Display Title Men armed with spears
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / Upper Sepik River / Village of Kubka. / Men armed with spears / 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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