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Chief's thatched house
Object Number 36-109-70/10868.1.39
Display Title Chief's thatched house
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Fiji Islands / Melanesia / 36-109 / Chief's house / Gift of C.H. Hawes.
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1913
Culture
  • Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 19.685 cm (5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Henry Hawes

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