item details
NameTraditional dance troupe
ProductionGeorge Crummer; photographer; circa 1906; Cook Islands
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, group portraits
Materialssheet glass, silver, photographic plates
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions4.5, 6.5
Registration NumberB.027735
Overview
View of a group of about twenty performers, many wearing traditional face masks and holding long spears. In the centre of the group is an unknown man holding a flag. He is wearing a costume with billowing sleeves and a sash around his waist.