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People with turtles and mounds of yams
People with turtles and mounds of yams
Object Number 2004.29.21945
Display Title People with turtles and mounds of yams
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: “Fiji / N28386 / [verso] / Foods of Fiji / Kava, Yams, Turtle, Taro, Kava"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.335 × 19.685 cm (5 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.)

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