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Two Indigenous Women
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A young indigenous woman wearing a flower in her hair poses with an older woman who is balancing a basket on her head on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Their only garments are grass skirts. The jungle is in the background. Robert Doyle wrote a caption for this image although it was not published at that time, "Yams are one of the principal items in the diet of Kiriwina natives. Yams are somewhat similar in shape and taste to sweet potatoes. They are carried home from the famous native gardens of Kiriwina in baskets of the type shown in the photograph. American soldiers and war correspondents often stop native women to take pictures of their yam baskets."
August 18, 1943
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
Publication Information
| Creator | Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995 |
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| Date Created | August 18, 1943 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 7 x 7 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Robert Doyle papers, 1935-1974, 1995 |
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| Call Number | M99-114, box 8, roll 6, neg 604 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | IN COPYRIGHT |
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