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Object Number
2004.29.23120
Display Title
Family returning from work
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Collingwood Bay / Wanigila Village / Returning from work. The man goes first to protect his family / 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: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23121 | Family at home |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23111 | Man blowing coconut oil on to another man's hair |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23112 | Women with children on their shoulders and bags on their backs |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23110 | Woman with child on her back |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23113 | Shaving a married woman's head |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23118 | Baby in a bag cradle |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23119 | Woman carrying baby in a sling |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23102 | Boy dressed for his first dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23125 | Man of chiefly descent dressed for hunting or fighting |
British New Guinea
|