item details
NameGame of "Lafoca"
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1904; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Registration NumberC.001554
Overview
Group of men sitting on mats. Title should read "Lafonga" or "lafonga tupe" - this game involves pitching coconut shell discs toward the end of a long narrow strip of matting.