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Object Number 2004.29.23126
Display Title Taboo erected by chief
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village. / Taboo erected by chief (only) to taboo cocoanuts / and ereca palms (Wanigera) / Collingwood Bay, Papua, British New Guinea. Stetson Fund, 1913."
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1913
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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