New Guinea: five tattooed girls of the Koita people, Waima village. Photograph, 19--, after a photograph by H.M. Dauncey.
- Dauncey, H. M.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1999]
- Reference:
- 645190i
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"The decoration is begun at the age of five and added to each year. The V-shaped marks on the chest are done last and indicate that the girl is marriageable."--accompanying label
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1999]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 11.4 x 15.7 cm
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Lettering
Waima girls showing tattoo. Copyright by the Rev. H.M. Dauncey
Creator/production credits
"Taken by H.M. Dauncey, L[ondon] M[issionary] S[ociety] missionary in Papua at Waima village"--accompanying note
References note
W.H.R. Rivers, History of Melanesian society
Reference
Wellcome Collection 645190i
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Location Status Access Closed stores