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Object Number
2004.29.22190
Display Title
Studio posed portrait of two men holding nose flutes
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Fiji / Na Vita Leon / {Na Viti Levu} -- also spelled {Viti Leva}. Written on reverse of board: Mountaineers of Na Vita Levu / Wigs and nose flutes (Waters photo.)
Department
Photographic
Date
1855-1920
Artist
John W. Waters
Culture
- Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Fiji
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Viti Levu
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 19.685 × 13.335 cm (7 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
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| 2004.29.22191 | People outside thatched structure |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22207 | People outside thatched house |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22203 | Posed studio portrait of man with club |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22202 | Posed studio portrait of man with club |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22206 | People outside chief's thatched house |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22228 | Fishers standing in the water with nets and spears |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22229 | Man standing in front of thatched church |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22230 | People among trees and thatched structures |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22269 | People in front of thatched house |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22270 | People in front of thatched house, some holding clubs |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22268 | Couple and baby in front of thatched house |
Suva
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