item details
NameWoman with a rose behind her ear
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1906; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, Platinum prints, vintage prints, studio portraits
Materialsplatinum, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryphotograph, platinum print
Techniquesphotography, black-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 144mm (width), 223mm (height)
Registration NumberO.001094
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
Unidentified woman looking (slightly) to the left of the viewer. Her hair is half-up (in a bun) and she has a white flower tucked behind her left ear. She is wearing two teeth and pebble lei (necklaces) and a white square-necked dress with a bunch of leaves pinned to the front.