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Palm trees, houses on shoreline, canoes suspended above water
Palm trees, houses on shoreline, canoes suspended above water
Object Number 2004.29.23100
Display Title Palm trees, houses on shoreline, canoes suspended above water
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea (British) / Papua / Trobriand Pl. / New Guinea (British) / Trobriand P.l"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Trobriand Island
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Trobriand
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 15.24 cm (4 × 6 in.)

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39-22-70/10859.1.45 Two men standing in front of trees, children in background
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