‘Orang gila’ (literally ‘mad person’) according to Professor Dibia.
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Up-ended canoe over bonfire
Black and white negative of somewhat ornate religious building in the middle of other buildings
Hart Museum Visitor Books
Colour positive film of Wai Wai tribe members standing under grass hut
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