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Two carved wooden anthropomorphic figurines
Two carved wooden anthropomorphic figurines
Object Number 2004.29.24336
Display Title Two carved wooden anthropomorphic figurines
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Tahiti / Society Islands / Polynesia / Old Museum Specimens dating from / the 30's and '40 / Idols / [verso] Tahitian Idols / Length of Taller - 10.5 inches"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1920
Culture
  • Tahitian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Windward Islands / Tahiti
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.9538 × 9.6838 cm (4 5/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

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