item details
NameTongan girls, Neiafu, Vavau
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Tonga
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Tonga
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, group portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017621
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Four Tongan woman, two sitting cross-legged in front of a coconut tree trunk, and two standing either side of trunk (one on right leaning on it). Background is clearing with tall trees