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Object Number
2004.29.24360
Display Title
Two men making fire by friction
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tahiti / making fire by fiction"
Department
Photographic
Date
1880-1930
Culture
- Tahitian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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France
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French Polynesia
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Windward Islands
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Tahiti
Materials
Platinum print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 16.1925 cm (4 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
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