item details
NameYoung man in 'ie toga lavalava
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, portraits, black-and-white prints
Dimensions15, 20
Registration NumberO.001186
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
The short bushy-haired man reclines on a section of 'ie sina (white shaggy matting) leaning on his left arm. He has a long three stranded seed necklace, and wears a lavalava of 'ie toga (fine matting).