item details
NameUnknown Samoan woman
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, portraits, black-and-white prints
Dimensions15, 21
Registration NumberO.001371
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996
Overview
Bordered portrait of an unknown young woman leaning on 'ie sina. Her head is propped up by her right arm as she looks to the (viewers') right. She has two ulute flowers in her long hair (which is half up), she is wearing a double-stranded teeth lei and a siapo dress (with raffia-style lava) and titi.