071571 Accession Number: 071571

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The aeroplane headdress worn during the 'Sing-sing' held by the natives in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit compound near the Song River, to celebrate the reoccupation of the area.

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Accession Number
071571
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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