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Three women and a child next to a thatched hut
Three women and a child next to a thatched hut
Object Number 2004.29.23658
Display Title Three women and a child next to a thatched hut
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Gilbert Islands / [contemporary name: Tuvalu Islands 2/97] / Micronesia / [verso] Gilbert Islands / Gift of A. Agassiz / May 18, 1899"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1899
Culture
  • Kiribati
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 9.525 × 13.6525 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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