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Object Number 2004.29.22881
Display Title Group of men and boys in front of bachelor house
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / Lagoon off Middle Sepik River / Village of Nyourangai / Group of Men and Boys. Bachelor House in Background. / Photos- W. L. Moss. 1929."
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1929
Artist Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
  • Middle Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Nyourangai
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms Lagoon off Middle Sepik River
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

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