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Group standing in front of building, including two men in uniform
Group standing in front of building, including two men in uniform
Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.126
Display Title Group standing in front of building, including two men in uniform
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / Lt. Col. John Walstatt, police boy, and two pygmies. Ianit"
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
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 13.6525 cm (3 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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