Luigi Maria D'Albertis

Between 1872 and 1878 Luigi Maria D’Albertis undertook five expeditions to New Guinea: the most remote, wild and unexplored destination inhabited by men and women both innocent and brutal, according to the romantic ideal of the time.

Luigi Maria D’Albertis has gone down in history as the first Westerner to penetrate into New Guinea and for the remarkable natural and ethnological collections he accumulated; however, the charges against him, the controversy with the colonial establishment, and the bloodiest passages of his travel diary only undermined his reputation.

In New Guinea, his name is mostly remembered for his ruthlessness in dealing with the natives.

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Luigi Maria D'Albertis

Luigi Maria D'Albertis

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Luigi Maria D'Albertis

Luigi Maria D'Albertis

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Spatula for lime

Spatula for lime

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Spatula for lime

Spatula for lime

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Chewing lime container with betel

Chewing lime container with betel

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Chewing lime container with betel

Chewing lime container with betel

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Bracelet in braided rattan barrel

Bracelet in braided rattan barrel

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Bracelet in braided rattan barrel

Bracelet in braided rattan barrel

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Ztigau. Cylinder or nasal stick

Ztigau. Cylinder or nasal stick

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Ztigau. Cylinder or nasal stick

Ztigau. Cylinder or nasal stick

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Fork

Fork

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Fork

Fork

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Kilani. Handle for axe

Kilani. Handle for axe

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Kilani. Handle for axe

Kilani. Handle for axe

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Bag

Bag

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Bag

Bag

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Wig for men

Wig for men

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Wig for men

Wig for men

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Scraper for coconut

Scraper for coconut

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Scraper for coconut

Scraper for coconut

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Trapezoidal Bracelet

Trapezoidal Bracelet

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Trapezoidal Bracelet

Trapezoidal Bracelet

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Ornament

Ornament

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Ornament

Ornament

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Pectoral ornament

Pectoral ornament

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Pectoral ornament

Pectoral ornament

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Bracelet

Bracelet

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Bracelet

Bracelet

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Necklace

Necklace

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Necklace

Necklace

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Rattle

Rattle

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Rattle

Rattle

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Lace for cutting heads

Lace for cutting heads

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Lace for cutting heads

Lace for cutting heads

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Vegetable belt

Vegetable belt

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Vegetable belt

Vegetable belt

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The Steamboat "Neva"

The Steamboat "Neva"

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The Steamboat "Neva"

The Steamboat "Neva"

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Bust - Luigi Maria D'Albertis

Bust - Luigi Maria D'Albertis

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Bust - Luigi Maria D'Albertis

Bust - Luigi Maria D'Albertis

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Book - To New Guinea

Book - To New Guinea

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Book - To New Guinea

Book - To New Guinea

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Book - To New Guinea

Book - To New Guinea

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Book - To New Guinea

Book - To New Guinea

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Luigi Maria d'Albertis bust and panoplia

Luigi Maria d'Albertis bust and panoplia

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Luigi Maria d'Albertis bust and panoplia

Luigi Maria d'Albertis bust and panoplia