item details
NameSamoan woman in V-necked garment
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, portraits, black-and-white prints
Dimensions15, 20
Registration NumberO.001195/01
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
Should read as "ingana fishing" which is a small fish similar to whitebait. These small fish come up the streams after arriving in from the sea. The Samoans follow them upstream and catch them in small scoops (Buck 1930:443).