Dobodura Natives Celebration 1

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Bibliographic Information

Title

Dobodura Natives Celebration 1

Subject

Islands
Native peoples

Description

"Participants in a big celebration in the area of Dobodura - All wearing their fineary and feather head dresses 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jauwa Dancer. To accompany his dancing, the tribesman shook knee, ankle, and wrist rattles made of dry seeds shaped like peach pits. His hat was made of cambium stripped from local trees. Once pounded into strands and dried, that material could be dyed and woven into various garments and designs." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)

Creator

Hill, Fred

Date

1944

Rights

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Identifier

2010.1.132