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#2135 Village women wearing tapa cloth loin coverings, Nakanai area, New Britain Early real photo postcard printed on Kodak Austral stock, c 1910's (not postally used) An extremely rare image from this region, important for its depiction of the tapa cloth being worn. Photographer unknown Brief contemporary inscription in Swedish verso, stating that this scene is not far from the photographer's plantation. 135 x 85 mm Very fine condition.