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Object Number 2004.29.24248
Display Title Tattooed man
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Marquesas / Polynesia"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Marquesan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 6.985 cm (4 × 2 3/4 in.)

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