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New Guinea Woman Holding a Man Captive
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New Guinea Woman Holding a Man Captive

F. Ockerse · in or before 1936 · brush; paper; paint (coating); pencil; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A New Guinean woman sits on a reed mat in a wooden hut. In front of her sits a man. Rope is bound around his legs and the woman holds the man's arms behind his back.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineNieuw-Guineese vrouw houdt een man gevangen. in or before 1936. F. Ockerse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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