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Object Number
996-15-70/5742
Display Title
Painting of a Polynesian man
Descriptions
Object Description
Watercolor of a Polynesian man wearing a loincloth, hair decorations, necklace and bracelets; with a barbed spear, club and other object
Classification
- Painting
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1838-1842 ca.
Artist
Dr. Charles Pickering
Culture
- Oceania
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji?
Additional Geographic Terms
Polynesia
Materials
Watercolor
Dimensions
Overall: 47.7 x 32.2 cm (18 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Margaret Mayall, 1996
Provenance
Provenance
Edward Charles Pickering
Collector
Margaret Mayall
Donor
Estate of Margaret Mayall
(6/12/96)
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