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Object Number
39-22-70/10859.1.168
Display Title
Detail of carved post supporting crocodile beam
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / (Right) Post detail"
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: 13.6525 × 8.89 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. William A. Robinson
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-22-70/10859.1.169 | Detail of carved crocodile on beam supporting a house |
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
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.160 | Wooden crocodile carving on beams of house |
Tambonum
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.170 | Men beside carved drums under roof |
Tambonum
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.178 | Carved drums under building |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.213 | Men beside carved canoes |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.87 | Carved log and ladder to hut on stilts |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.138 | House on stilts |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.148 | Hunter |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.147 | Man, side view |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.154 | Group of men |
Sepik
|