item details
NameNuku "festival"
ProductionGeorge Crummer; photographer; circa 1914; Cook Islands
Classificationblack-and-white negatives
Materialssheet glass, silver, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions4.5, 6.5
Registration NumberB.027639
Overview
View shows a group of performers dressed in elaborate costumes with a man standing behind them beating a drum. In the background are rows of coconut palms. The Nuku "Festival" was a cultural event held at Ngatangiia village on Rarotonga.