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Object Number 2004.29.24342
Display Title Studio portrait of a man holding a club
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Society Islands / Tahiti / Tahitian man / Figi necklace / New Guinea shield, / skirt and club. / semitic nose / [verso] Ancient war costume / Tahitian Man Tahiti / Figi necklace / New Guinea (Papua Gulf) shield, skirt + club"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Fijian
  • New Guinea
  • Tahitian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Windward Islands / Tahiti
Dimensions Overall: 23.2834 × 16.6688 cm (9 3/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

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