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Mataafa’s [sic] Soldiers

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Title / object name  Mataafa’s [sic] Soldiers
Maker  Role  Date  
Andrew, Thomas  photographer  1890 - 1910  
Medium Summary  black and white gelatin glass negative
Materials  silver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Format  whole plate (1/1)
Classification  gelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives
Registration Number  C.001432

Group of soldiers (followers of Mata'ata Iosefo Laiufi), in dark trousers and tops and white socks and turbans, are standing on the grass in the sun holding weapons. A chief (possibly Mata'afa) is visible nearest the camera on the left, a group of onlookers, fales (traditional houses) and trees in sight in the background.

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Mata’afa’s soldiers
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mid to late 1890s

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