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NameSamoan House, Apia, Kava-Making
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 21 July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 21 July 1884; Apia
Alfred Burton; photographer; 21 July 1884; Apia
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017457
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Interior of large Fale. One man and three women sit cross-legged on woven mat in centre, one woman sits behind and a woman with child in lap is sitting with back to a post to right. Woman in centre has hands in a large kava bowl. A cat is lying in the foreground
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