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Nave Nave Fenua (Delightful Land)

Nave Nave Fenua (Delightful Land)

(French, 1848–1903)
1893–94
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock (boxwood), constructed from eight or more sections by Kiessling J. Lacroix Sucr., Paris
Dimensions35.3 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm (13 7/8 x 8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number60.361
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1947, William G. Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955), Boston; 1960, bequest of W. G. Russell Allen to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)
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