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NameNeiafu, Vavau, Tonga
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
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017628
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Clearing with five Fale (three in a line, one aprtly obscured by middle Fale) running right to left. A pit is in the foreground with a large log. In closest Fale a pig is at door way, woman standing inside. Tall coconut trees and tropical vegetation behind.