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Object Number
2004.29.23159
Display Title
Village
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village / Types of villages. Komarbun, Wanigera. / Native life in 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
Komarbun-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23157 | Girl lying in the sun to cure fever |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23160 | Village |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23165 | Typical grave near a village |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23127 | Man spearing fish |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22748.3 | Widower in full mourning |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22748.1 | Widow in full mourning |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22748.2 | Method of keeping victim overnight before feast |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23148 | Customary present to one who has given valuable aid |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23146 | Men meeting for a hunt |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23145 | Man washing sago starch out of the pounded pith- Wanigera |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23126 | Taboo erected by chief |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23128 | Man drinking from a coconut |
British New Guinea
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