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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>
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Viti Levu
Oceania / Fiji / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mbau
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![Ratu Epeli [Nailatikau I] in chair and Ratu [Penaia] Kadavulevu standing at light, in Ratu Epeli's house, with men sitting in the background](/internal/media/dispatcher/544869/postagestamp)
| 2004.29.22109 | Ratu Epeli [Nailatikau I] in chair and Ratu [Penaia] Kadavulevu standing at light, in Ratu Epeli's house, with men sitting in the background |
Mbau
| ||
| 2004.29.22107 | People with double canoes in front of Ratu Epeli's thatched house |
Mbau
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| 2004.29.22136 | House of Ratu Apele at Bau |
Viti Levu
| ||
![Ratu Epeli [Nailatikau I] outside with his high chiefs](/internal/media/dispatcher/544870/postagestamp)
| 2004.29.22110 | Ratu Epeli [Nailatikau I] outside with his high chiefs |
Mbau
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| 2004.29.22248 | Ratu and family in front of his thatched house |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22113 | Ratu Epeli and his court |
Fiji
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| 2004.29.22114 | Ratu Epeli at Bau |
Fiji
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| 2004.29.22197 | Posed studio portrait of Ratu Timothy with a child and fan |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22093 | Two women in front of thatched houses |
Moala
Naroi | ||
| 2004.29.22111 | Ratu Epeli at Bau |
Fiji
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| 2004.29.22211 | Ratu Beni Tanoa and his wife Adi Cakobau sitting on a mat in their house, Navosa |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22210 | Ratu Beni Tanoa and his wife Adi Cakobau sitting on a mat in their house, Navosa |
Viti Levu
|