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Houses
Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.57
Display Title Houses
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Melanesia / Trobriand and Marshall Bennett Islands- Papua, New Guinea / 39-22"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1939
Artist Mr. William A. Robinson
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Trobriand
Additional Geographic Terms Trobriand and Marshall Bennett Islands
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
People standing under palms, houses in background
39-22-70/10859.1.51 People standing under palms, houses in background
Trobriand
Men and boys standing, houses in background
39-22-70/10859.1.58 Men and boys standing, houses in background
Trobriand
People and houses
39-22-70/10859.1.55 People and houses
Trobriand
People and houses
39-22-70/10859.1.49 People and houses
Trobriand
Man and woman in front of house
39-22-70/10859.1.37 Man and woman in front of house
Trobriand
Person sitting in front of house with painted decoration
39-22-70/10859.1.56 Person sitting in front of house with painted decoration
Trobriand
Man standing in front of house with painted decoration and kula shells
39-22-70/10859.1.54 Man standing in front of house with painted decoration and kula shells
Trobriand
Person sitting in front of house with painted decoration
39-22-70/10859.1.53 Person sitting in front of house with painted decoration
Trobriand
Group in front of a house
39-22-70/10859.1.50 Group in front of a house
Trobriand
Three men and a child in front of a house
39-22-70/10859.1.48 Three men and a child in front of a house
Trobriand
Three men and a boy standing in front of a house decorated with kula shells
39-22-70/10859.1.63 Three men and a boy standing in front of a house decorated with kula shells
Trobriand
Woman sitting in front of house
39-22-70/10859.1.61 Woman sitting in front of house
Trobriand