item details
NameWoman and boy
ProductionGeorge Crummer; circa 1914; Cook Islands
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, portraits
Materialssheet glass, silver, photographic plates, photographic gelatin
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions4.5, 6.5
Registration NumberB.027688
Overview
Portrait of a woman (probably pregnant) wearing a long dress and a waistcoat. A young boy (her son?) is standing at her side, behind a rattan chair. They are from Tamarua village on Mangaia Island