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

Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Book - To New Guinea
Book - To New Guinea
