item details
NameMatautu, Savai'i Island - village scene
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, black-and-white prints
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 205mm (width), 153mm (height)
Registration NumberO.001259
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
In the foreground left is a pile of coconut leaves on the sandy ground. On the right, 2 empty fale (traditional houses) with their walls rolled up are visible. The background features trees and more fale.