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 : Papuan Man wearing a gibi-gibi - Wonar village


Papuan Man wearing a gibi-gibi - Wonar village

Papuan Man wearing a gibi-gibi - Wonar (or Wonari) village, Cape Nelson District, North-Eastern Division, Papua New Guinea. Such garb used to frighten the enemy was part of the warfare tactics employed by tribal people in this region

Picture No
12014989
Media ID
45722288
Size
5374px x 3452px (8.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Photograph by Captain Frank Hurley
Date
circa 1920s

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