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Object Number 2004.29.22585
Display Title Woman with baby in sling
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British)" Verso: "Native way of carrying baby.- / British New Guinea / Gift of A. Agassiz. / May 18, 1899."
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1899
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 9.525 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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