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Object Number
2004.29.24638
Display Title
Princess Faamu in state dress
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: (verso) King Malestros daughter state dress (Waters photo, Suva) / She married to Jew(?) at Levuka / Princess Faamu in state dress, Samoan Islands - Polynesia, Gift of C. H. Hawes
Subject
- Portrait
- Woman
- Posed
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1899
Culture
- Samoan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 20.6375 × 13.6525 cm (8 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Charles Henry Hawes
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