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NameUnknown Samoan woman
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; circa 1896; Sāmoa
Classificationplatinum prints, black-and-white prints, studio portraits
Materialsplatinum, paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, platinum print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, platinum process
DimensionsImage: 206mm (width), 153mm (height)
Registration NumberO.001309/01
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
Young woman reclining on tapa cloth in front of a fern backdrop. She is wearing a selu tuiga, two strands of beads, a bodice and an 'ie fuipani (black shaggy skirt). She is leaning on her right elbow and holding a kava cup in her left hand.
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