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Object Number
2004.29.15659
Display Title
Three girls applying wax to fabric before dyeing
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Java / applying the wax before dying"
Department
Photographic
Date
1855-1920
Culture
- Javanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Java
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 × 12.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 in.)
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