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Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.194
Display Title Woman and children
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Melanesia / Sepik River Region - Mandata Territory, New Guinea / 39-22 / Yambum"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1939
Artist Mr. William A. Robinson
Culture
  • Yambon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms Mandate Territory, Yambum
Dimensions Overall: 14.2875 × 9.2075 cm (5 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Man with feathers in his hair
39-22-70/10859.1.192 Man with feathers in his hair
Sepik
Buildings
39-22-70/10859.1.197 Buildings
Sepik
Group of people
39-22-70/10859.1.196 Group of people
Sepik
Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building
39-22-70/10859.1.195 Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building
Sepik
Man; women, children, and river in background
39-22-70/10859.1.95 Man; women, children, and river in background
Sepik
Women holding children, some nursing
39-22-70/10859.1.93 Women holding children, some nursing
Sepik
Women and children
39-22-70/10859.1.122 Women and children
Sepik
Government representative/interpreter with his three wives and children
39-22-70/10859.1.133 Government representative/interpreter with his three wives and children
Sepik
Men and children under roof
39-22-70/10859.1.143 Men and children under roof
Sepik
Women holding children in front of structure
39-22-70/10859.1.179 Women holding children in front of structure
Sepik
Women and children
39-22-70/10859.1.176 Women and children
Tambonum
Children and women with painted faces
39-22-70/10859.1.206 Children and women with painted faces
Sepik