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Object Number 2004.29.24260.1
Display Title Group of tatooed men with objects some dressed in human hair clothing
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Marquesas Islands / 1898 W. McM. Woodworth"
Department Photographic
Date 1898
Artist Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Culture
  • Marquesan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 × 24.765 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

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