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Object Number
2004.29.22765
Display Title
Men beside platform for corpses
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Bertha Lagoon" Verso: "Platform for dead bodies - Bertha Lagoon N. Guinea / Gift of A. Agassiz / May 18, 1899 / British"
Department
Photographic
Date
1855-1899
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Bertha Lagoon
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 19.05 × 14.605 cm (7 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22764 | Men beside platform for corpses |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22763 | People on boats |
British New Guinea
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Media Restricted
| 2004.29.22582 | Corpse |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22776 | People around platform with carved columns |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22905 | Three men standing in front of a tree |
Samarai
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| 2004.29.22588 | Men in jungle |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22892 | Three men in full dress |
Papuan G.
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| 2004.29.22549 | Three men standing in front of a tree |
Port Moresby
British New Guinea | ||
| 2004.29.22587 | Boat with sail |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22798 | Chief's house |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22584 | Woman sitting on rock |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22780 | Children on porch and woman with bag |
Kerepunu
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