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Object Number
39-22-70/10859.1.189
Display Title
Women with scarification
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / Woman of Waskuk. Keloids"
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, Waskuk
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-22-70/10859.1.81 | Boy's back with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.84 | Man's shoulder with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.83 | Boy's back with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.82 | Man's back with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.80 | Man's back with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.158 | Man with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.172 | Person with scarification |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.186 | Man in front of structure |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.185 | Line of people in front of building |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.184 | Policeman with gun beside grave of police boy |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.183 | Man in front of structure, mask in background |
Sepik
| ||
| 39-22-70/10859.1.187 | Man in front of structure |
Sepik
|