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Object Number
2004.29.23132
Display Title
Boys spearing a vegetable discus with sharpened midribs
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village. / Spearing a vegetable discus with sharpened midribs. Wanigera. / Papua, British New Guinea. / Stetson fund, June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23127 | Man spearing fish |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23130 | Group of boys setting bait for a wild boar |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23155 | Boys playing in the sea |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23137 | Man finishing a landing net |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23135 | Man making a section of a big net |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23134 | Man preparing fiber for net making |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23153 | Boys playing the wallaby race game |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23156 | Boys playing the cuscus game |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23154 | Boys playing the 'mogas viriviri' game |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
|