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Object Number
2004.29.22253
Display Title
Group of male dancers outside, with clubs
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Suva, Viti Levu / [erased title]. Written on reverse of board: Agassiz Expedition / Dance at Suva, / Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
Department
Photographic
Date
1891-1905
Culture
- Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Fiji
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<State>
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<County>
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Suva
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 × 20.32 cm (5 × 8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz Expedition
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| 2004.29.22238 | Group of meke dancers outside, holding clubs |
Viti Levu
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| 2004.29.22254 | Group of male dancers outside, leaning on clubs |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22237 | Group of meke dancers standing outside, holding clubs and fans |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22270 | People in front of thatched house, some holding clubs |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22242 | Group of male dancers outside, with clubs |
Fiji
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| 2004.29.22141 | Large group of men in matching outfits dancing |
Suva
Viti Levu | ||
| 2004.29.22247 | Thatched structure and people among palms |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22263 | Kava plants |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22256 | Two men standing in double canoe on Tamavua River |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22271 | People rowing ornamented canoe |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22255 | Two men at doorway, one sitting with club and one standing with spear |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22236 | Group of people with clubs standing, others seated watching, possibly part of wedding ceremony |
Viti Levu
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