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Group of seventeen natives in a village clearing with one European sailor on the far left
Group of seventeen natives in a village clearing with one European sailor on the far left
Object Number 2004.29.21824
Display Title Group of seventeen natives in a village clearing with one European sailor on the far left
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Melanesia(?) (verso) Marshall??? Probably Melanesia Gift of A. Agassiz. May 18, 1899.
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Melanesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Melanesia
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 × 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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