"By Aeroplane to Pygmyland" Accounts of the 1926 Smithsonian-Dutch Expedition to New Guinea

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A002
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The movie camera used by Richard (Dick) Peck on the expedition
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A006
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Richard (Dick) Peck operating the movie camera
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Stanley Hedberg
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The head of a crested pigeon (Mambruk)
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A Dayak standing in a canoe
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Arb057
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Matthew Stirling and Stanley Hedberg
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A canoe full of supplies is (un)packed (similar to D004)
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Arb225
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[Montage of 12 portraits:] 1st row – me / 2nd “ Dyak, Dick, Stan / 3rd “ –Amat, Dyak, Seargeant / 4th “ Mooch, The Baker, Diogenes
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Arb226
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Stanley Hedberg, Historian
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Arb232
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Hans Hoyte
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Arb233
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Stanley Hedberg
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Stanley Hedberg
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Arb241n
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Matthew Stirling
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Stanley Hedberg
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Arb251
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Dyak, from Borneo, working on prow of canoe
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A Dayak man poses with sheild
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A Dyak bathing in a small waterfall in the central mountains in the pygmy country.
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Trouble with Papuans of the Lake plain
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Dyaks putting up ornaments on the landing on front of our house
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451064 – Professor Matthew B. [sic, = W.] Stirling with two Papuan Beau Brummels. The strands of hemp wound around their middles are more for protection against arrows of their enemies than as clothing. 11-8-26


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458760-THE COMPLETE SET OF TOOLS OF A NATIVE DYAK. – The Dyaks of Borneo do all their work with three-edged tools, a large parang (in the hands of the native on the left); a small knife shown in the hands of the Dyak in the center, and a sort of adze, held by Professor Stirling. All are of native manufacture. 12-13-26.


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Arb361
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Matthew Stirling with a Dayak man
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Arb501
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Dyak (?) with camera
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Stanley Hedberg with half of a beard
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Arb506
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Seated at the table from left to right: Hedberg, Hamer, Stirling, & Peck
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Arb507
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Hedberg
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Arb508
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Stirling
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Arb510
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Moon Mullins
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Arb511
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Hamer
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B037
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The Americans: (in front, L to R) Richard Peck and Matthew Stirling (back row, L to R) Albert "Prince" Hamer, Stanley Hedberg, and Hans Hoyte
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...the five Americans. (May 10)


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B040
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Dayak standing with canoe
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Filename:
C006
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Richard (Dick) Peck operating the movie camera
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C007n
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Richard (Dick) Peck operating the movie camera
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C100
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Matthew Stirling (left) and Stanley Hedberg (right)
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Filename:
D004
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A canoe full of supplies is (un)packed (similar to Arb178)
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Filename:
W102
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Stirling and company first meet the Dayaks and their leader, Anji Ipoei, in Macassar on April 11. This particular photo was possibly taken at Albatross camp.
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Ipoei
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Quote from Stirling Journal:
...Anji Ipoei, the leader of our Dyaks. (April 11)

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