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Object Number
2004.29.23124
Display Title
Collection of weapons and other objects
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Collingwood Bay / Display of weapons. see over. / Native life in Collingwood Bay. British Papua, British New Guinea. / June 3, 1911. Stetson Fund. / [verso] Display of Weapons / a. sting ray rasp. / b. Type of drum / c. Landing net / d. Stormbill beak head-dress / e. disc club / f. Long shield / g. Man's dilly bag. / h. Two handed wooden sword / i Boar tusk mask / j. Short shield / k. Bamboo-smoking pipes / l. Pineapple stone club. / m. Saucepans (pottery)"
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1911
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4383 | Wooden warrior with weapons, shield and club in his hands; standing + |
Effigy
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Peru
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| 2004.29.23137 | Man finishing a landing net |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23130 | Group of boys setting bait for a wild boar |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23140 | Men making a net for catching wild boars |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23131 | Group of boys capturing a wild boar |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23122 | Wanigela warrior |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23123 | Man wearing war plumes ornamented with shells |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22736 | Nets drying on beach |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22734 | Girls playing game on beach |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22735 | Feast |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22733 | Girl wearing herbs in armbands |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22731 | Widower in mourning on platform |
British New Guinea
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