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Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.150
Display Title Hunter
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / (Left) Old head-hunter from / bush."
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.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term “head hunter” in describing the photographed individuals and activities. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

Important Note about Historical Language

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Hunter
39-22-70/10859.1.148 Hunter
Sepik
Wife of hunter
39-22-70/10859.1.153 Wife of hunter
Sepik
Old hunter and wives
39-22-70/10859.1.193 Old hunter and wives
Sepik
Hunter in profile
39-22-70/10859.1.151 Hunter in profile
Sepik
Hunter
39-22-70/10859.1.180 Hunter
Sepik
Hunter
39-22-70/10859.1.152 Hunter
Sepik
Men and boys
39-22-70/10859.1.77 Men and boys
Sepik
Group of men
39-22-70/10859.1.154 Group of men
Sepik
Women, nursing child, child in rain hood
39-22-70/10859.1.200 Women, nursing child, child in rain hood
Sepik
Man in front of structure
39-22-70/10859.1.186 Man in front of structure
Sepik
Person in haus tambaran
39-22-70/10859.1.162 Person in haus tambaran
Tambonum
Man with scarification
39-22-70/10859.1.158 Man with scarification
Sepik