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Object Number
2004.29.23115
Display Title
Men making a spear and a head rest
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Collingwood Bay / Wanegela Village / Men making a spear- (early stage) and a head rest / (half finished). Wanigera. / Collingwood Bay. Papua-Brit. New Guinea. Stetson Fund - - 1911."
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1911
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Wanegela Village, Collingwood Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2004.29.23116 | Man making a spear |
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British New Guinea
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British New Guinea
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