item details
NameKing Malietoa and His Queen
ProductionMuir & Moodie; photography studio; July 1884; Apia
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.017661
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Portrait of Samoan man (right) and woman. Both seated with a small table with hat on it between them, each has an elbow resting on the table. Man is dressed in military style uniform, woman in western period clothes is holding a cloth. Backdrop is coconut trees.