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Man with shell necklace standing in front of thatched structure
Man with shell necklace standing in front of thatched structure
Object Number 2004.29.23432
Display Title Man with shell necklace standing in front of thatched structure
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Solomon Islands / Malaita"; printed on photograph: "Man of Uru - Malaita - Solomons. / 514 - Beattie - Hobart."
Department Photographic
Date 1906
Artist John Watt Beattie
Culture
  • Malaita
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Malaita Island
Additional Geographic Terms Uru
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 15.24 cm (8 × 6 in.)

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