item details
NameSamoan women, near Apia
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Apia
Alfred Burton; photographer; 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.016553
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Four Samoan woman standing and one lying down in a clearing in front of a fale with woven mat walls and coconut palm leaf roof behind, in background coconut trees. The woman are holding flowers or berries in their hands.