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Object Number
2004.29.22263
Display Title
Kava plants
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Fiji / Viti-Levu Is., near Suva / 1 / Gift of Mr. A.G. Mayer, For description see over. Written on reverse of board: 12 / 1- Kava or Yanggona plants / (Macropiper Methysticum) in a native garden / near Suva - Viti Levu Island - Fiji January 1898.
Department
Photographic
Date
January 1898
Culture
- Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Fiji
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<County>
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Suva
Materials
Platinum print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 9.525 × 11.43 cm (3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
A. G. Mayer
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| 2004.29.22267 | Tapioca plants |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22264 | Detail of stem and leaf of kava plant |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22265 | Native cabbage plants |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22266 | Tapa tree |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22249 | Thatched house with people in front of it preparing kava |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22260 | River with two canoes with people, and children playing in the water |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22259 | Shoreline with two canoes and men |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22248 | Ratu and family in front of his thatched house |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22247 | Thatched structure and people among palms |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22270 | People in front of thatched house, some holding clubs |
Suva
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| 2004.29.22141 | Large group of men in matching outfits dancing |
Suva
Viti Levu | ||
| 2004.29.22253 | Group of male dancers outside, with clubs |
Suva
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