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Object Number 2004.29.23119
Display Title Woman carrying baby in a sling
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Collingwood Bay / Wanigila Village / Carrying a child in a bag. / Village of Wanigera. Collingwood Bay. / Papua. British New Guinea. Stetson Fund, 1911"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1911
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Wanigela Village, Collingwood Bay
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 10.795 cm (6 × 4 1/4 in.)

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