M0005341: Masked figures from Kawmot, South Coast of Papua New Guinea

Date:
December 1937
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/43/71
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Masked figure of the Kawmot, South Coast of New Britain

Description

A photograph of two masked figures wearing clothes made from leaves. Photograph from an unknown source.

Publication/Creation

December 1937

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Subjects

Where to find it

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