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Object Number
2004.29.23236
Display Title
Pig valued highly for tusks
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Hebrides / Melanesia / Espiritu Santo / Hog Harbor. / Pig valued highly for Tusks "naravie", "Rawe", "Tntersex"/ Photo - W. L. Moss -"
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1929
Artist
Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
- Vanuatu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Vanuatu
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Espiritu Santo Island
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Espiritu Santo Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Hog Harbor
Dimensions
Overall: 24.13 × 19.05 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
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