item details
NameA Samoan High Chief
ProductionMuir & Moodie; photography studio; circa 1899; New Zealand
Unknown; photographer; circa 1899; Sāmoa
Unknown; photographer; circa 1899; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017599
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Man sitting is dressed in tuiga (headdress), necklace, bark skirt over a cloth printed skirt, he has a woven bangle on his wrist. He holds an implement. A painted backdrop.