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Man, woman and child in front of house
Man, woman and child in front of house
Object Number 2004.29.23211
Display Title Man, woman and child in front of house
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Banks Islands / New Hebrides / Merelava / Melanesia"; printed on photograph: "Village scene at Merelava - Banks Group. / 300 - Beattie - Hobart."
Department Photographic
Date 1906
Artist John Watt Beattie
Culture
  • Banks Island
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu
Oceania / Vanuatu / Banks Group
Additional Geographic Terms Merelava
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 20.32 cm (6 × 8 in.)

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