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Object Number
967-12-70/10878.1.9
Display Title
Man carving bamboo comb
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Hebrides / Malakula Island / Big Namba village Mraway / Man carving bamboo comb"
Department
Photographic
Date
June, 1966
Artist
Kalman Muller
Culture
- Malekula
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Vanuatu
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Big Namba village of Mraway
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 × 12.7 cm (5 × 5 in.)
Provenance
Seller
Kalman Muller
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 967-12-70/10878.1.2 | Man with face painted for ceremonies |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.1 | Man in dance regalia |
Vanuatu
Malakula Island | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.11 | Man climbing tree to retrieve coconuts |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.15 | Man delousing his grandson |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.21 | Man sitting inside small village hut |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.10 | Man drinking kava inside men's hut |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.26 | Making a penis sheath |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.25 | Making a penis sheath |
Vanuatu
Malakula Island | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.22 | Abandoned hut with carved fern projection |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.23 | Carved fern projection from roof beam of men's hut |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.5 | Ceremonial clubs for pig sacrifice and grounds with pigs on display |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.8 | Carved ceremonial clubs for pig sacrifice |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu |