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Human sacrifice stones, Fiji, commemorating the human bodies of which part were eaten by Ra Hudre Hudre Chief of Ruke Suke. Each stone represents one. He had reached 872 when he died. His son tried to exceed the number and had reached 40.
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Human sacrifice stones, Fiji, commemorating the human bodies of which part were eaten by Ra Hudre Hudre Chief of Ruke Suke. Each stone represents one. He had reached 872 when he died. His son tried to exceed the number and had reached 40.
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Human sacrifice stones, Fiji, commemorating the human bodies of which part were eaten by Ra Hudre Hudre Chief of Ruke Suke. Each stone represents one. He had reached 872 when he died. His son tried to exceed the number and had reached 40.
Work Type
Photographs
Date
n.d.
Location
Fiji
Material
Albumen prints
Measurements
20 x 12 cm.
Repository
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Accession Number
MSS 0125
Related Item
Images on mat: 157, 158; Other side of mat is plate 72, image 159
Subject
Sacrifice; Rocks; Landscape photographs 
Collection
UD Library: George Handy Bates Samoan Papers: Photographs
ID Number
158.0
Source
https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0125
Dimensions of Original Mat
25 x 34.5 cm.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Daniel Moore Bates, 1942
Physical Location of Original
MSS 125, 6D, 71b
Reproduction Note
Capture device: Epson 1640XL-GA ; LaserSoft SilverFast 5 ; Photoshop 6. Settings: 600 ppi ; 24-bit color
Digital Collection Name
George Handy Bates Samoan Papers
Collection Level OCLC #
22633133
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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