Object: Nuku’alofa, Tonga. 1963
Title / object name  Nuku’alofa, 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.027218
Credit Line
Purchased 2002

Dancing boys, two in the foreground, and a number obscured, with one fully visible to the left. The boys have woven hats from coconut palm leaves, and seed pod anklets, they have woven skirts over their shorts. Each boy is dancing with a wooden spear held out flat in front of them.

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