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Object Number
2004.29.23148
Display Title
Customary present to one who has given valuable aid
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village / The customary present to one who has given valuable aid. / Wanigera / Native life in Collingwood Bay. Papua. B. 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
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| 2004.29.23167 | Group of men dancing between rows of houses |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22748.3 | Widower in full mourning |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22748.1 | Widow in full mourning |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.22748.2 | Method of keeping victim overnight before feast |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23146 | Men meeting for a hunt |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23145 | Man washing sago starch out of the pounded pith- Wanigera |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23161 | Group of male dancers |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23149 | Friends lamenting with prospective brides |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23143 | Men slaking lime and woman beating tappa |
British New Guinea
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