item details
NameGroup of Samoan performers
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, group portraits, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Registration NumberC.001535
Overview
Group of ten women and two men engaged in a cultural (ceremonial) performance. Four women, all of whom are sitting, are located either side of a naked-torsoed woman who is standing holding a stick. An elderly woman and the two men are sitting behind the standing woman - grass in foreground, trees in the background.