item details
NameA Tongan Belle
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 29 July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 29 July 1884; Tongatapu
Alfred Burton; photographer; 29 July 1884; Tongatapu
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.017633
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
A young Tongan woman standing in front of a Fale, with mat walls and roof. Her left hand is at her waist, her right hand by her side.