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Portrait of a woman
Object Number 2004.29.22552
Display Title Portrait of a woman
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Lawe ( Married Woman) / Motu / Pt. Moresby / Division of Anthropology Harvard University / [verso] Married woman Lawe" ; printed on photograph: "22Y."
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Motu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Port Moresby
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 9.525 cm (6 × 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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