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Object Number 2004.29.24269
Display Title House
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Marquesas Is. / Nukahiva / [verso] Nukuhiva Isd. / Marquesas"
Department Photographic
Date 1880-1930
Culture
  • Marquesan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands / Nuku Hiva
Dimensions Overall: 11.7475 × 16.51 cm (4 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

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