IDNO

LS.120749.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: "New Britain, Bismarck Archip.
"Gazelle Peninsula.
Man named Tavartaun, 35 yrs of age, head & shoulders, front & side view.
Nasal septum & alae pierced.
Whitened hair - characteristic beard & whiskers.
Scar on forehad, due to wound fr. sling stone.
Coloured tattooing." [manuscript in ink]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; New Britain; Gazelle Peninsula

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Meyer, A.B.; Parkinson, R. [Authors]

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Image published in 'Album von Papúa Typen, Neu Guinea und Bismarck Archipel. Etwa 600 Abbildungen auf 54 Tafeln in Lichtdruck. Herausgegeben von A. B. Meyer und R. Parkinson' (Dresden 1894), pl.2 and captioned: "Mann von Neu Pommeru (New Britannien)." [JD 10/11/2021]