item details
NameUnknown Solomon Islands Man
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1890-1910
Classificationalbumen prints, black-and-white prints, portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions166, 216
Registration NumberO.002243
Overview
Studio portrait of a young man who looks straight the camera (viewer). He is wearing finely beaded chest adornments with a thin beaded choker around his neck and wide beaded armbands (from which feathers are sticking out). He is also wearing a large comb in his hair.