![C.017469; [The fair "Sauimatani"]; 23 July 1884; Samoan; Burton Brothers](https://media.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/38247/preview)
item details
Name[The fair "Sauimatani"]
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 23 July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 23 July 1884; Tutuila
Alfred Burton; photographer; 23 July 1884; Tutuila
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017469
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Young woman, with necklace, holding a wooden implement, sitting on outrigger on edge of water. Foreshore runs from right foreground back with coconut trees and other foliage, a high mountain is in background.