item details
NameInaga Fishing
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, Platinum prints, vintage prints
Materials Summaryphotograph, platinum print
Dimensions150mm, 200mm
Registration NumberO.001268
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).