item details
NameThakambau on board "Wairarapa" - Levuka - Fiji
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1884; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; 1884; Fiji
Alfred Burton; photographer; 1884; Fiji
Classificationblack-and-white prints, vintage prints, albumen prints, landscapes, double portraits
Materialssilver bromide, albumen, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photography, albumen silver print
Techniquesphotography, black-and-white photography, printing-out
DimensionsImage:
Registration NumberO.036855
Overview
In 1884, New Zealand photographer Alfred Burton took many images during a cruise to Fiji, Sāmoa and Tonga. This photograph is of Fijian Ratu (paramount chief) Epeli Nailatikau, eldest son of Seru Cakobau, on board the Wairarapa in Levuka, Fiji.