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Posts for drying fishing nets, and men's quarters
Posts for drying fishing nets, and men's quarters
Object Number 2004.29.23487
Display Title Posts for drying fishing nets, and men's quarters
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Solomon Islands / East Malaita / 486+ Posts for drying fishing nets, men's quarters, / Is. of Ferasiboa, East Malaita"
Department Photographic
Date 1906
Artist John Watt Beattie
Culture
  • Malaita
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Malaita Island
Additional Geographic Terms Ferasiboa
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 10.4775 cm (5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)

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