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THE MAISIN ARCHIVES

A repository for documents and media relating to the Maisin people of Papua New Guinea

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Frank Hurley Photographs

The professional photographer, Frank Hurley, visited Wanigela for a short period in the early 1920s. The original photographs are held at the National Library of Australia.

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mourning in Wanigela, colour
Mourning woman covered by tapa being led
mourning women, maybe Wanigela
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Ubir 1
Wanigela man
Wanigela village scene
Wanigela Warrior
Wanigela Widows seclusion phase covered in tapa
Widows
woman in mourning seclusion

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