Title / object name Longoteme, Tonga. 1963
| Maker | Role | Date |
| Westra, Ans | photographer | 1963 |
Medium Summary black and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Materials photographic gelatin, photographic paper, silver
| Dimensions |
| Image | 264 (Height) x 268 (Length) mm |
| Support | 402 (Height) x 304 (Length) mm |
Classification black-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, documentary photographs, works of art
Technique black-and-white photography
Registration Number O.027212
Credit LinePurchased 2002
Eleven women with seven young children are seated cross-legged on coconut palm leaves in a semi circle. One woman in the centre of the circle is pouring water into a kava bowl which another woman is making. They are seated beneath a breadfruit tree. In the background is a fale with weaved coconut palm leaf thatching for the sides and roofing.