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Mortuary ritual: women, their faces and bodies smeared with clay as sign or mourning, carry corpse wrapped for burialUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea -
Patrol Reports. East Sepik District, Kubalia, 1968 - 1969UC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryText Papua New Guinea -
Fainjur: house on stilts, people under eavesUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea
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Patrol Reports. Western Highlands District, Tambul, 1963 - 1964UC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryText Papua New Guinea
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Canoe-building: man carves nipawa (grasshopper) design on prowUC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryImage Papua New Guinea
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House in small clearingUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea
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Fainjur: man shoots an arrowUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea
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Patrol Reports. Gulf District, Baimuru, 1971-1972UC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryText Papua New Guinea
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Carving: M'lapokala carving a bowl, probably for tourist trade, he uses an awl with carved wooden handleUC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryImage Papua New Guinea
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Canoe-building: man attaches outrigger float to a canoe, lashing with lengths of vineUC San Diego, The UC San Diego LibraryImage Papua New Guinea
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Local court case: women with pigs given in compensationUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea
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Bride price ritual: Wando and others eat food provided by groom's groupUC San Diego, Special Collections and ArchivesImage Papua New Guinea
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