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Object Number 39-22-70/10859.1.197
Display Title Buildings
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
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
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
Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building
39-22-70/10859.1.195 Natives standing in lines, two Westerners, building
Sepik
Shoreline with people, logs, and buildings
39-22-70/10859.1.155 Shoreline with people, logs, and buildings
Tambonum
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
Men's backs and carved post supporting building
39-22-70/10859.1.167 Men's backs and carved post supporting building
Sepik
Men beside building with carved crocodile beams
39-22-70/10859.1.166 Men beside building with carved crocodile beams
Sepik
Carved drums under building
39-22-70/10859.1.178 Carved drums under building
Sepik
Line of people in front of building
39-22-70/10859.1.185 Line of people in front of building
Sepik
People lined up next to building with scaffolding-like wood structure in front
39-22-70/10859.1.214 People lined up next to building with scaffolding-like wood structure in front
Sepik
Male warrior in front of building
39-22-70/10859.1.88 Male warrior in front of building
Sepik
Police boys in front of building on stilts with porch
39-22-70/10859.1.105 Police boys in front of building on stilts with porch
Sepik