item details
NameCopy of photographs depicting scenes from Tongan Life
ProductionUnknown; copyist; circa 1930; New Plymouth
Unknown; photographer; circa 1921; Tonga
Unknown; photographer; circa 1921; Tonga
Classificationgelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, copies, group portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, black-and-white film
Dimensions4.5, 6.5
Registration NumberB.027505
Credit lineF B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1972
Overview
Copy photograph of 3 prints. One is entitled 'The European Reception' ; the second is 'The Kava Drinking' and the final image shows rows of food laid out for the guests. The balding clergyman in the centre of 'The European reception' may be Reverend Strong (based on resemblance to named photos of Strong; also this negative came from a box labelled 'Reverend Strong'). The photographs may date to 1921, as the top of a printed sheet just visible bears that date.