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Bachelor house on stilts with people in front of it
Bachelor house on stilts with people in front of it
Object Number 2004.29.22689
Display Title Bachelor house on stilts with people in front of it
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / Lower Sepik River. / Village of Bien. / Bachelor House. / Photo- W. L. Moss."
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1929
Artist Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms Lower Sepik River, Village of Bien
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 18.7325 × 24.13 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

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