Popo Saa

item details

NamePopo Saa

ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Savai'i

Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates

Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative

Registration NumberC.001550

Overview

This photograph depicts a long line of mature coconuts (popo) stacked along a path on a shoreline having been tied together. The photographer's inscription indicates it was taken on the island of Savai'i in Samoa.

This photograph appears in an issue of the periodical called Free Lance published in 1920, and is titled "Cocoanuts stacked to dry prior to copra manufacture"(sic)(1).

Thomas Andrew: Photographer of Samoa

This photograph is part of a large collection of images taken Thomas Andrew, a New Zealander who lived in Samoa from 1891 to 1939. Andrew is best known for his studio portraits, but he ventured well beyond that controlled environment. He photographed political events, recorded daily life, and shot idyllic scenes for the tourist market, as his diverse portfolio reveals.

References

(1) FREE LANCE, Vol.XXI, Issue 1092, 7 April 1920, p. 14