Photographs from the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910
Part X: Plates 8 through 11

Taken from Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen:  Tobi und Ngulu.  Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.).  G. Thilenius, ed.  Hamburg:  Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Unless noted, images are copies made directly from the Eilers volume. Please request copies of large tif images by email and we will send them to you.

Men using fire stick.  Photograph by A. Kramer.  Eilers, 1936:  plate 8. 

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Weavers. Photograph by A. Kramer.   Eilers, 1936: plate 8. 

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Photograph of this plate by Barbara W. Black, with kind permission of the ethnographic collection, Tübingen University. Sammlung des Instituts für Ethnologie der Universität Tübingen:
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Tübingen University ethnographic collection description: No. 1944. Weberei. Blick auf eine Weberei; eine Frau am Webstuhl, umgeben von 2 Männern und 1 Frau.

From left to right: Manieietay, Meraz, Oveizigei, Amoreta.   Tobi men living in Palau.  Photographs by P. Hambruch.  Eilers, 1936:   plate 9.

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Young boy, Marapeteke.    Photograph by A. Kramer.   Eilers, 1936:  plate 10.

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Young girl, Gorogangar.   Photograph by A. Kramer.  Eilers, 1936:  plate 10.

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Boys group.   Photograph by A. Kramer.  Eilers, 1936:  plate 10.

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Masogor with Hernandia flower in ear.  Photograph by A. Kramer.  Eilers, 1936:   plate 11.

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Interpreter Pita and old man.  Photograph by A. Kramer.  Eilers, 1936:  plate 11.

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Tobi women.   Photograph by A. Kramer. 
Eilers, 1936:  plate 11.


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