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Object Number
2004.29.23107
Display Title
Studio portrait of woman with facial tattoos
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Wanigeli Village, Callingwood Bay, Papua / Tattooed girl. / 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: 14.9225 × 10.795 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23106 | Two women 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
| ||
| 2004.29.22725 | Portrait of two tattooed girls |
Oro Province
| ||
| 2004.29.22724 | Portrait of two tattooed girls |
Oro Province
| ||
| 2004.29.22723 | Profile portrait of tattooed girl |
Oro Province
| ||
| 2004.29.22722 | Portrait of tattooed girl |
Oro Province
| ||
| 2004.29.23110 | Woman with child on her back |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23113 | Shaving a married woman's head |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.23143 | Men slaking lime and woman beating tappa |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22743 | Tattooed women in front of wall |
British New Guinea
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