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Elder surrounded by children
Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.3
Display Title Elder surrounded by children
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Melanesia / Sio - Mandate territory, New Guinea / 39-22"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1939
Artist Mr. William A. Robinson
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sio
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
School children
39-22-70/10859.1.8 School children
New Guinea
Children on the shore with fishing nets
39-22-70/10859.1.5 Children on the shore with fishing nets
New Guinea
Group of women standing in front of palms
39-22-70/10859.1.4 Group of women standing in front of palms
New Guinea
Group of women and toddlers
39-22-70/10859.1.2 Group of women and toddlers
New Guinea
Group of women
39-22-70/10859.1.1 Group of women
New Guinea
Small group by houses
39-22-70/10859.1.6 Small group by houses
New Guinea
Fishing boat
39-22-70/10859.1.7 Fishing boat
New Guinea
Group of children in front of a structure
39-22-70/10859.1.31 Group of children in front of a structure
New Guinea
Goverment representative, with wife and children in front of house
39-22-70/10859.1.36 Goverment representative, with wife and children in front of house
New Guinea
Government representative, with his wife and children in front of house
39-22-70/10859.1.34 Government representative, with his wife and children in front of house
New Guinea
Mission railroad
39-22-70/10859.1.13 Mission railroad
New Guinea
Group of men and boys sitting in front of a thatched building
39-22-70/10859.1.9 Group of men and boys sitting in front of a thatched building
New Guinea