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Lakatoi on the open water
Object Number 2004.29.22556
Display Title Lakatoi on the open water
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Pt. Moresby / Motu / Motu boat / [verso] British New Guinea / Sailing canoes / Motu / See Jou Ant Ins Vol VII 1877-8 p 490 / also Across Papua , Mackay. p 21"
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Motu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Port Moresby
Oceania / British New Guinea
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 19.05 cm (5 × 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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