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Object Number
2004.29.22748.3
Display Title
Widower in full mourning
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village. / A widower in full mourning, Wanigera. / Stetson Fund. 1911. / Native life in Collingwood Bay. Papua, British New Guinea"
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1911
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Wanigela (Wanigera), Collingwood Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 × 10.795 cm (6 × 4 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22731 | Widower in mourning on platform |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22748.1 | Widow in full mourning |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22748.2 | Method of keeping victim overnight before feast |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23148 | Customary present to one who has given valuable aid |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23146 | Men meeting for a hunt |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23145 | Man washing sago starch out of the pounded pith- Wanigera |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22732 | Widows in mourning |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23159 | Village |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23137 | Man finishing a landing net |
British New Guinea
|