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Object Number
2004.29.23269
Display Title
Tribal councilor leaning against tree drum
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Hebrides / Malakula Isl. / Big Nambas. One of the councillors of the tribe leaning / against tree drum, just outside the / village, on which the alarm is given in time of danger." written on photograph [verso]: "New Hebrides 14 / Malakula 9. / Big Nambas 12. One of the councillors of the tribe/35 / leaning against tree drum, just / outside 36 the village, on which the / alarm 36 is given in time of danger(?)."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Malekula
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Vanuatu
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Dimensions
Overall: 23.495 × 18.415 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23270 | Men gathered by a Banyan tree |
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Vanuatu | ||
| 2004.29.23268 | Man and three boys standing |
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Malakula Island | ||
| 2004.29.23267 | Men standing next to a tree |
Vanuatu
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| 2004.29.23266 | Group of women and children inside forest enclosure |
Vanuatu
Malakula Island | ||
| 2004.29.23263 | Man standing in the doorway of a sacred house |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.17 | Men and drums at one end of ceremonial grounds |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.16 | Drums at one end of ceremonial grounds |
Vanuatu
Malakula Island | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.11 | Man climbing tree to retrieve coconuts |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.12 | Inter-village yam distribution |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.21 | Man sitting inside small village hut |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.22 | Abandoned hut with carved fern projection |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.26 | Making a penis sheath |
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