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Object Number
2004.29.23166
Display Title
Platform for bodies of those slain at a distance
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Wanigela Village. / The bodies of those slain at a distance are put on platforms. / The bleached bones are afterwards carried home and buried. / 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: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23126 | Taboo erected by chief |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23127 | Man spearing fish |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23128 | Man drinking from a coconut |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23129 | Man drinking from a coconut |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23160 | Village |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.23159 | Village |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23158 | Rows of houses with dancing ground between |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23157 | Girl lying in the sun to cure fever |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23168 | Canoes hauled up on shore |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23167 | Group of men dancing between rows of houses |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23165 | Typical grave near a village |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23122 | Wanigela warrior |
British New Guinea
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