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Object Number
2004.29.22124
Display Title
Fishing at Bau
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Fiji Islands / Bau / Bau / Fishing at Bau / [verso] Fishing at Bau, Fiji (Waters photo.)"
Department
Photographic
Date
1855-1920
Artist
John W. Waters
Culture
- Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Additional Geographic Terms
Bau
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.335 × 19.05 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22115 | Adi Cakaban's house in Bau |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22118 | Group of people sitting around a large masi (tapa or barkcloth) in Bau Island, Fiji |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22126 | Buildings along shore at Bau |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22125 | Buildings along shore at Bau |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22132 | House surrounded by rock wall |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22107 | People with double canoes in front of Ratu Epeli's thatched house |
Mbau
| ||
| 2004.29.22130 | Group of buildings, with shore in background |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22117 | Group of men making fire |
Fiji
| ||
| 2004.29.22166 | Portrait of a girl |
Rotumah Island
Fiji | ||
| 2004.29.22228 | Fishers standing in the water with nets and spears |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22226 | Two women with double canoe |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22229 | Man standing in front of thatched church |
Viti Levu
|