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Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.83
Display Title Boy's back with scarification
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Melanesia / 39-22 / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / Raised Figures"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1939
Artist Mr. William A. Robinson
Culture
  • Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms Mandate Territory
Dimensions Overall: 14.2875 × 9.2075 cm (5 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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Boy's back with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.81 Boy's back with scarification
Sepik
Man's back with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.82 Man's back with scarification
Sepik
Man's shoulder with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.84 Man's shoulder with scarification
Sepik
Person with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.172 Person with scarification
Sepik
Man's back with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.80 Man's back with scarification
Sepik
Man with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.158 Man with scarification
Sepik
Women with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.189 Women with scarification
Sepik
Man and boys in full body paint
39-22-70/10859.1.119 Man and boys in full body paint
Sepik
Police boys in front of building on stilts with porch
39-22-70/10859.1.105 Police boys in front of building on stilts with porch
Sepik
Men and boys
39-22-70/10859.1.77 Men and boys
Sepik
Police boys, view from behind
39-22-70/10859.1.103 Police boys, view from behind
Sepik
People in village
39-22-70/10859.1.79 People in village
Sepik