item details
NameSofi, Chief Justice Samoa
ProductionMuir & Moodie; photography studio; New Zealand
Unknown; photographer; Sāmoa
Unknown; photographer; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017598
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Man standing on woven mats in front of a fale with thatched roof and woven mat walls. A kava bowl with cup to right. Man is dressed in tuiga (headdress), necklace, bark skirt and bark anklets. He holds an implement.