NEW GUINEA. Mekeo decorated for a ceremonial dance; war costume Cassowary 1900

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Artist/engraver/cartographer: Photos by Williamson. Provenance: "Customs of the World"; Edited by Walter Hutchinson, With an Introduction by Haddon, Published by Hutchinson & Co., London . Type: Antique photographic book illustration.

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Size: 2514px × 1724px
Location: Papau New Guinea
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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