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Object Number
2004.29.23106
Display Title
Two women with facial tattoos
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Wanigeli Village, Callingwood Bay, Papua / Tattoo marks / Village of Wanigera, Collingwood Bay / Papua, British New Guinea. / Stetson Fund, 1911."
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1911
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
British New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Wanigela, Collingwood Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23107 | Studio portrait of woman with facial tattoos |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23109 | Studio portrait of tattooed girl |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23108 | Teenage girl with her face covered according to custom |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23102 | Boy dressed for his first dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23112 | Women with children on their shoulders and bags on their backs |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23136 | Wanigera dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23151 | Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23163 | Lacing sections of a big net together |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23104 | Chief dressed for dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23103 | Bride |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23105 | Chief dressed for dance |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23111 | Man blowing coconut oil on to another man's hair |
British New Guinea
|