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Man sitting
Object Number 2004.29.23307
Display Title Man sitting
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Hebrides / Tanna"; stamped on board: "Divison of Anthropology / Harvard University"; printed on photograph: "744. Native of Tanna, New Hebrides. (H King Syd)"
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1873-1900
Artist Henry King
Culture
  • Vanuatu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Tanna Island?
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.955 × 15.24 cm (8 1/4 × 6 in.)

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