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Object Number
2004.29.23558
Display Title
Boy with rolled leaves in ear holes
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Solomon Islands / Ugi Island / Native Boy. Holes through ear lobes dilated with tightly rolled leaves. / Photo - W. L. Moss"
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1929
Artist
Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
- Solomon Island
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Ugi
Dimensions
Overall: 24.13 × 19.05 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 970-29-70/4794 | Men's ear decorations ("rade") inserted into holes in ear lobes. made of plaite |
Jewelry
Raw Material |
Solomon islands
| |
| 970-29-70/4794.1 | Men's ear decorations ("rade") inserted into holes in ear lobes. made of plaite |
Earring
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 2004.29.23560 | Houses |
Ugi
| ||
| 65-46-50/10850 | 6 pieces of rolled leaves |
Plant fiber
|
Angola
| |
| 2004.29.23559 | Married couple |
Ugi
| ||
| 13-24-60/D2138 | Tufts of cotton worn in holes in lobe of ear |
Earring
|
Assam
| |
| 49-14-50/8276 | Boy's foot ball made of leaves. Mpira - rubber in Swahili |
Unclassified
|
Nyasaland
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Baobab which the boys climb without pegs, bare of leaves
| 2001.29.25994 | Baobab which the boys climb without pegs, bare of leaves |
Gautscha
| ||
| 2004.36.46 | Hat of plantain leaves, bamboo finial |
Hat
|
Luzon
| |
| 2006.17.1.35.9 | Hiperi leaves covering a hole |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2004.29.23556 | Hospital attendants |
Tulagi
| ||
| 2004.29.23552 | Men in outrigger canoe |
Solomon islands
|