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Object Number
39-22-70/10859.1.110
Display Title
Man using teeth to remove gar fish from line
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
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.107 | Men fishing for garfish |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.124 | Two women, one holding child, propping up fish racks |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.185 | Line of people in front of building |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.195 | Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.98 | Line of men |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.97 | Line of men |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.100 | Men and child standing in a line |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.128 | Man, viewed from behind, beside ladder to house |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.147 | Man, side view |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.80 | Man's back with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.78 | Man beside tree looking out over water, rear view |
Sepik
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