item details
NameCook Islands cultural group
ProductionGeorge Crummer; circa 1914; Cook Islands
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, group portraits
Materialssheet glass, silver, photographic plates
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions4.5, 6.5
Registration NumberB.027666
Overview
Large group of people standing in three rows and dressed in traditional costume. In the front row two of the group are wearing highly decorated face masks. This group could be performers at the Nuku "Festival" held at Ngatangiia village, Rarotonga