item details
NameA Samoan Beauty
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910; Sāmoa
Classificationphotographic prints, portraits, black-and-white prints
Dimensions163, 216
Registration NumberO.002238
Credit linePurchased 1950
Overview
Studio portrait of a young woman sitting on a moss covered mound. This woman is wearing a tapa cloth tied around her waist, a three tiered bead necklace and a grass crown (headwreath) on her head. In her left hand she is holding a large ili (fan) and in the background a fan-shaped fern can be seen.