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Posed photograph of two women standing in grass skirts
Posed photograph of two women standing in grass skirts
Object Number 2004.29.22708
Display Title Posed photograph of two women standing in grass skirts
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Western / Kwato / China Straits / Kwato Girls / China Straits" Written on reverse of board: "New Guinea girls- Port Moresby? [crossed out] / Samarai? / Gift of A. Agassiz / May 18, 1899."
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1899
Culture
  • Kwato
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Massim / <County> / <City> / China Strait
Additional Geographic Terms Port Moresby, Samarai
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 10.16 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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