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Object Number 2004.29.21738
Display Title Four Aboriginal men photographed facing one another holding spears and shields in the air
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Australia, Queensland; "Queensland Blacks" 2. Gift of A. Agassiz; May 18, 1899; North Queensland; Cairns rainforest pygmoids (JBB)
Subject
  • Shield
  • Man
  • Spear
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 × 9.9 cm (5 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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