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Object Number 2004.29.25126
Display Title Woyawoi woman making grater
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Woyawoi / (Cariban) / Woyawoi woman / making grater / J. Ogilvie about 1910-1911"
Department Photographic
Date 1910-1911
Artist Rev. John W. Ogilvie
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 7.3025 cm (4 × 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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