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Title
Two Native Hawaiian men grinding taro root for poi, Hawaii
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of two Native Hawaiian men grinding taro root for poi, Hawaii, [s.d.]. They are both naked except for loin cloths. They are sitting on the ground facing each other. They each hold a long thin rod (stick) in their left hand. There are several pots on the ground beside them. Trees and other plants are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m14971
USC-1-1-1-14033 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-1272
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14971
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-1272.jpg
Subject
Hawaii--Inhabitants
Hawaiians
Forests
Place
Hawaii
USA
Source
1272 [Accession number]
CHS-1272 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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