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Early photographs : Melanesia : New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, New Caledonia
Anciennes photographies : Mélanésie : Nouvelle-Guinée, Îles Salomon, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Nouvelle-Calédonie
Alte Photographien : Melanesien : Neuguinea, Salomon-Inseln, Neuen Hebriden, Neukaledonien
Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2141A		 Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2142B		 Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2143C		 Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2144D		 Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2145E
Tolai dancers, Nodup, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, c 1918. Private photograph
#2146F		 Overmodelled skulls, Lower Sepik River, New Guinea. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Postcard, c 1930.
#2147 SOLD		 Young man, German New Guinea. Early postcard addressed from Berlinhafen (Deutsch Neu-Guinea) to Germany, 1904
#2148		 Masked dancers, New Ireland (Neu-Mecklenburg). Postcard, early 1900's
#2149 SOLD		 Man from Dallmannhafen, Coastal Sepik, German New Guinea. Early postcard, dated 1914
#2150
Group of native women and children outside village houses, British New Guinea, c 1900. Cabinet photo (albumen print) by Louis Buderus, Samarai
#2136		 Group of natives outside village houses, British New Guinea, c 1900. Cabinet photo (albumen print) by Louis Buderus, Samarai
#2137		 Native group, British New Guinea, c 1900. Cabinet photo (albumen print) by Louis Buderus, Samarai
#2138		 Group of native women and children outside village houses, British New Guinea, c 1900
#2139		 Men and boys with village deity figure, Solomon Islands. Early postcard, c 1905-10
#2140
A group of wooden korwar figures from the Geelvinck Bay area, Dutch New Guinea. Early postcard, c 1910
#2131 SOLD		 A Baining fire dancer wearing ceremonial mask, New Britain. Real photo postcard, c 1910's
#2132 SOLD		 Two Papuan Gulf men dressed for ceremony in full body masks, British New Guinea.
#2133		 A Witu Islands (French Islands) dancer in full body mask, West New Britain. Early real photo postcard, c 1914-1918
#2134 SOLD		 Village women wearing tapa cloth loin coverings, Nakanai area, New Britain
#2135
Marind-Anim men dressed for ceremony, south coast New Guinea. Early postcard, c 1920's
#2126Y SOLD		 Native workers, Humboldt Bay, northwest New Guinea. Early real photo postcard, c 1920
#2127Y		 Papuan men on a canoe, Port Moresby. Original photograph by an Italian photographer, c early 1900's
#2128		 Papuan Gulf dancers wearing full body masks. Original photograph, c 1930
#2129Y SOLD		 New Ireland masked dancers. Original photograph, c 1915-18
#2130X SOLD

Family group at Angriffshafen, German New Guinea. Albumen photograph, c 1890's
#2121Y SOLD

Native of Geelvinck Bay, northwest New Guinea. Carte de visite photograph, c 1870's
#2122Y

Native house with family group, Rubiana, Solomon Islands. Early real photo postcard published by Crown Studios, Sydney, c 1910
#2123Y

Group of warriors in ceremonial attire, British New Guinea. Early real photo postcard, c 1910's
#2124Y

 Two Kanak (Canaque) warriors posing with penis gourds and spears, New Caledonia. Carte de visite albumen photograph, probably by Hughan, c 1880
#2125
Two Kanak (Canaque) warriors holding weapons, New Caledonia. Carte de visite albumen photograph, probably by Hughan, c 1880
#2116		 Young woman, Heath Island, British New Guinea. Cabinet card, albumen print. Dated 1888
#2117Y		 Two women, Heath Island, British New Guinea. Cabinet card, albumen print. Dated 1888
#2118Y		 Houses, Teste Island, British New Guinea. Cabinet card, albumen print. Dated 1888
#2119Y		 Piebald man holding New Caledonian weapons. Cabinet card, albumen print. Charles Kerry, c 1890
#2120Y
Two young women, Highlands region, Papua New Guinea. Original photograph, c 1960
#2111		 Two young women, Highlands region, Papua New Guinea. Original photograph, c 1960
#2112		 Reverend George Brown and Benjamin Lelei, Christian convert from New Britain, c1880-5. Carte de visite photograph by Granville Wood, Sydney
#2113W SOLD		 Benjamin Lelei, Christian convert from New BritainReverend George Brown and convert from New Britain, c1880-5. Carte de visite photograph by Granville Wood, Sydney
#2114W SOLD		 New Ireland, bringing in a feast. Original photograph, c 1915-20
#2115Y
Men from Kua River, German New guinea. Early postcard of the Neuen Dettelsauer Mission, c 1905
#2106Y SOLD		 An old man of Sek, German New Guinea. Early postcard, c 1905
#2107Y SOLD		 Cannibals, Papua. Early real photo postcard c 1910
#2108Y SOLD		 Rossel Island men. Early real photo postcard c 1910
#2109Y		 Fly River native police. Early postcard dated 1906
#2110Y
Mansinam island, Dorei Bay (Geelvinck Bay region), northwest New Guinea. Stereoview published by Merkelbach, Amsterdam, c 1900
#2101Y		 Young men, Samarai, British New Guinea. Real photo postcard, 1905
#2102Y		 Traditional dance with Lorr masks, Wau, New Britain
#2103G		 Geelvinck Bay warriors, northwest New Guinea. Early postcard c 1910, from an original photograph by Woodbury and Page c late 1860's
#2104Y		 Young man, northwest New Guinea. Early postcard, dated 1916
#2105Y
Native woman, New Caledonia. Carte-de-visite by Hughan, c 1880
#2061R		 Dance mask, New Caledonia. Carte- de -visite photograph by Hughan, c 1880
#2062Y SOLD		 New Britain: Sing-Sing at Rabaul, with display of shell money. Original photograph, 1913
#2063Y SOLD 		New Britain: Duk-Duk dancers, Gazelle Peninsula. Original photograph, 1913
#2064Y SOLD		 New Caledonia, woman and child. Carte-de-visite, c 1880. Photographer unknown
#2065R
Native women, New Caledonia. Carte-de-visite by Hughan, c 1880
#2066R 		Natives of Savo Island, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Original photograph by JW Beattie, c 1900
#2067R 		New Ireland canoe. Early postcard, c 1905
#2068Y SOLD		 Food house, Malaita, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by JW Beattie, c 1900
#2069R
Funeral feast with shell money display: Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain. Early postcard, c 1905
#2070Y SOLD
Vanikolo natives in canoe, Santa Cruz group, Solomon Islands. Original photograph, c 1900
#2071R		 Vella Lavella girl, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by J.W. Beattie, c 1900
#2072R		 Woman of Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by J.W. Beattie, c 1900
#2073R		 Warrior with wicker shield and parrying club, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by Dufty, c 1880's
#2074R		 Women of Ferasibor, Malaita, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by J.W. Beattie, c 1900

#2075R
Chief holding a spear, New Caledonia. Carte-de-visite photograph by Hughan, c 1880's
#2076R
Fort at Qarep, northwest Malaita, Solomon Islands. Original albumen photograph by J.W. Beattie, c 1900
#2077R
 Ancestor worship, Santo, New Hebrides. Early postcard, c 1910
#2078Z		 Young bride, Highlands region, Papua New Guinea, c 1920's
#2079Y		 Young native man, Fly River, south coast New Guinea, c 1880's. Original albumen photograph, photographer unknown
#2080SOLD
Solomon Islands chief, Florida or Malaita. Early real photo postcard, c 1920
#2081Y SOLD		 Old warrior, British New Guinea, c 1910. Original glass slide
#2082 SOLD		 Group at Kapa Kapa, central figures: man and woman in mourning. Original albumen photograph by JW Lindt, 1885. Published in Picturesque New Guinea, 1887
#2083Z SOLD 		Massim man with sword club and axe, Trobriand Islands. Early real photo postcard, c 1910
#2084X SOLD		 Young warriors, Cape Nelson, British New Guinea. Real photo postcard, c 1900
#2085
Chief standing before a drum, Ambrym Island, New Hebrides. Postcard, c 1910
#2086 		Native men of Tanna, New Hebrides. Early postcard, c 1905
#2087 		Group of youths and children dressed for ceremony. Prinz Adalbert-Hafen, Astrolabe Bay, German New Guinea. Early postcard, c 1900-1910
#2088SOLD		 Method of sepulture, Simbo Island, Solomons group. Early postcard, c 1910
#2089SOLD
Massim man holding shield, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Melanesia. Early postcard, c 1910
#2090G
Young Bena Bena woman, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Original photograph from the archive of Dr Given, c early 1930's
#2091 SOLD		 Young Bena Bena women, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Original photograph from the archive of Dr Given, c early 1930's
#2092 		Group of natives, Port Sandwich, Malakula, New Hebrides, c 1899. Original albumen photograph, Burton Brothers (Muir and Moodie)
#2093C 		Group of natives, Port Sandwich, Malakula, New Hebrides, c 1899. Original albumen photograph, Burton Brothers (Muir and Moodie)
#2094C 		Native standing outside dwelling, Port Sandwich, Malakula, New Hebrides, c 1899. Original albumen photograph, Burton Brothers (Muir and Moodie)
#2095C
German New Guinea postcard from the head of the Neuendettelsauer Mission Johan Flierl, his wife Louise and daughter Dora. Sattelberg, near Finschhafen, northeast New Guinea, c 1905-1910
#2096 SOLD		 Rainmaker's retreat, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands. Early postcard by Crown Studios, postally used 1911
#2097X SOLD		 Rubiana chief holding wicker shield, lava-lava, Solomon Islands. Real photo postcard c 1905-1910. Crown Studios, Sydney
#2098X SOLD		 Duk Duk dancers, Rabaul, New Britain, 1945. Original photograph
#2099X SOLD		 Scene at Burumba village, Epi, New Hebrides. Original albumn print by J.W. Lindt
#2100X
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