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Pile dwelling on shore
Object Number 2004.29.22578
Display Title Pile dwelling on shore
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Interior of New Guinea. / Natives and Their Houses. / Photographed by A. P. Goodwin at the Special Request of H. E. Sir William McGregor, K.C.M.G. / the Leader of the Expedition."
Department Photographic
Date 1889
Artist A. P. Goodwin
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 19.05 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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