item details
NameUntitled
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; circa 1896; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, portraits, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Registration NumberC.001542
Overview
Unidentified Samoan woman wearing a black shaggy garment (ie "fuipani") fastened around the waist with a barkcloth belt. She is also wearing what appears to be a European styled bodice, with a selu tuinga in her hair. Holding an ipu or cocount cup she is standing in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop.