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RARE-Original Photo post card of Marquesan Island Cannibals c 1890s,
$12.50 USD

Sold on: 2014-Aug-22

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5 3/4" x 3 1/2". Original great condition post card/photo. Reads headhunter Fiji Islands 1920's.




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