DP125_18 - Snapshots of islanders, Sipora, Mentawai, Sumatra, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionDP125_08-18 are snapshots of a group of islanders, mainly women and children, having a picnic on the beach. The women wear wide-brimmed hats made of palm thatch. One woman has a traditional tattoo of blue lines on her neck and upper chest (DP125_11&12). Some cooked food is stored in bamboo tubes (DP125_14&16). Note : Dorothy Pelzer refers to these snapshots as "Morning flotilla and bamboo breakfast"Date Original18 October 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0083 DP125_08-18SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectSiporaMentawaiSumatraIndonesiaIndonesian womenClothing & dressPicnics

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP125_18

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Source testDorothy Pelzer