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Object Number
39-22-70/10859.1.107
Display Title
Men fishing for garfish
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / Fishing for gar fish"
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: 8.89 × 13.335 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. William A. Robinson
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-22-70/10859.1.108 | Man holding garfish on fishing line |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.110 | Man using teeth to remove gar fish from line |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.146 | Group of men in front of trees |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.143 | Men and children under roof |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.77 | Men and boys |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.154 | Group of men |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.167 | Men's backs and carved post supporting building |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.166 | Men beside building with carved crocodile beams |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.174 | Two men on riverbank |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.173 | Men in conference |
Tambonum
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.170 | Men beside carved drums under roof |
Tambonum
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.198 | Western men, native police, and group of natives gathered around tobacco |
Sepik
|