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| Description | Re William Greenell Wallace's offer to present to the Museum specimens collected by Alfred Russel Wallace, and arrangements for their collection; list in ink in William Greenell Wallace's hand headed 'Objects sent by parcel post Aug 1' includes figures, spoons, wooden charms and a coconut scoop, all from Dorey, human hair from Timor and an axe and comb from the Amazon.
Name: British Museum Department of 'Oriental' Antiquities and Ethnography
Place: Dorey, New Guinea, Amazon |