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Object Number
2004.29.23134
Display Title
Man preparing fiber for net making
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village / Preparing fibre for net making / Village of - - Wanigera / Collingwood Bay. Papua, British New Guinea / Stetson Fund, June 3, 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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23135 | Man making a section of a big net |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23137 | Man finishing a landing net |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23164 | Men carrying new big net to go fishing |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23140 | Men making a net for catching wild boars |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23138 | Woman making pots and men sewing thatch |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23130 | Group of boys setting bait for a wild boar |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23143 | Men slaking lime and woman beating tappa |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23139 | Man husking a coconut |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23145 | Man washing sago starch out of the pounded pith- Wanigera |
British New Guinea
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