BASAMA-LAE AREA. NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. BASAMA NATIVES MAKING ROOF THATCHING MATERIAL BY SEWING ...

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Accession Number 074622
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BASAMA-LAE AREA. NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. BASAMA NATIVES MAKING ROOF THATCHING MATERIAL BY SEWING SAGO PALM LEAVES ON TO STICKS. THESE SECTIONS OF THATCHING MATERIAL ARE TO BE USED TO THATCH ROOFS OF HUTS IN THE NEW AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN CAMPS IN THE AREA.