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Object Number 2004.29.22108
Display Title Ratu Epeli's thatched house
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Fiji / Bau / Ratu Apele's[?] house. Written on reverse of board: Ratu Apele's house at Bau, Viti Levu, Fiji / WMcMW / 1899 Agassiz Expedition.
Department Photographic
Date 1899
Artist Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Culture
  • Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji / <State> / Viti Levu
Oceania / Fiji / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mbau
Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 19.685 cm (5 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz Expedition

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