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Women dressed to dance at the funeral of a chief
Women dressed to dance at the funeral of a chief
Object Number 2004.29.22721
Display Title Women dressed to dance at the funeral of a chief
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Collingwood Bay / Ninof Village / Village of Ninof, Collingwood Bay / Papua British New Guinea / Stetson Fund, June 1911. / Women dressed to dance at funeral of a chief. Nonof. / The only tribe known where women dress in men's war plumes."
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1911
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Oro Province
Additional Geographic Terms Ninof Village, Collingwood Bay
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)

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