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Man with his wives, with dogs and buildings in background
Man with his wives, with dogs and buildings in background
Object Number 36-109-60/16283.1.40
Display Title Man with his wives, with dogs and buildings in background
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Gilyak / Siberia / 36-109 / The richest man of Gilyak tribe / on Sakhalin, and his two wives. / (The only one who has more than / one wife.) / Gift of C. H. Hawes"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1913
Culture
  • Gilyak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Russia / Siberia
Materials Gelatin Printing-out paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 9.525 × 11.7475 cm (3 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Henry Hawes

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