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Man standing among objects dressed in a human hair cape and apron
Man standing among objects dressed in a human hair cape and apron
Object Number 2004.29.24261
Display Title Man standing among objects dressed in a human hair cape and apron
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Marquesas Is / [verso] Marquesas"
Department Photographic
Date 1898
Artist Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Culture
  • Marquesan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Materials Gelatin Printing-out paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.145 × 12.065 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

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