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Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.195
Display Title Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building
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: 8.89 × 13.6525 cm (3 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. William A. Robinson

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Westerners and native police
39-22-70/10859.1.157 Westerners and native police
Tambonum
Native and Westerner
39-22-70/10859.1.118 Native and Westerner
Sepik
Western men, native police, and group of natives gathered around tobacco
39-22-70/10859.1.198 Western men, native police, and group of natives gathered around tobacco
Sepik
Buildings
39-22-70/10859.1.197 Buildings
Sepik
Woman and children
39-22-70/10859.1.194 Woman and children
Sepik
Man with feathers in his hair
39-22-70/10859.1.192 Man with feathers in his hair
Sepik
Group of people
39-22-70/10859.1.196 Group of people
Sepik
Group standing in front of building, including two men in uniform
39-22-70/10859.1.126 Group standing in front of building, including two men in uniform
Sepik
Line of people in front of building
39-22-70/10859.1.185 Line of people in front of building
Sepik
Men and child standing in a line
39-22-70/10859.1.100 Men and child standing in a line
Sepik
One man in native dress and one in a modern uniform
39-22-70/10859.1.116 One man in native dress and one in a modern uniform
Sepik
Line of men
39-22-70/10859.1.98 Line of men
Sepik