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Studio portrait of a boy sitting on a trap holding a knife
Studio portrait of a boy sitting on a trap holding a knife
Object Number 2004.29.12770
Display Title Studio portrait of a boy sitting on a trap holding a knife
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Abyssinian / Massawah / Massawah- Abyssinia / From Evart Wendell Collection / Given to Harvard College / Main lab. in Widener Library"; printed on photograph "de Masseouan"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Abyssinian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Massawa
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 24.4475 × 17.78 cm (9 5/8 × 7 in.)
Provenance
Collector Evart Wendell

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