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Large thatched building
Object Number 2004.29.22643
Display Title Large thatched building
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British)"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 20.955 cm (5 × 8 1/4 in.)

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