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Portrait of two women
Object Number 2004.29.22559
Display Title Portrait of two women
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Western / Port Moresby / Motu Motu / [verso] Motu Motu girls British New Guinea / Papuan Gulf / Gift of A. Agassiz / May 18 1899."
Department Photographic
Date 1881-1889
Artist William George Lawes
Culture
  • Motu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / British New Guinea
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Port Moresby
Additional Geographic Terms Motu Motu
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 14.605 cm (3 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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