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[Village interior, Kava Making]

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C.016559; [Village interior, Kava Making]; July 1884; Samoan; Burton Brothers studio

Village interior, Kava Making, Samoa, Coral Islands (STEREO)

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item details

Name[Village interior, Kava Making]

ProductionAlfred Burton; photographer; 1884; Sāmoa
Burton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; New Zealand

Classificationstereoscopic photographs, black-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

Dimensions6.5, 8.5

Registration NumberC.016559

Credit linePurchased 1943

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Category

Made of: silver
photographic gelatin
sheet glass
photographic plates
Type of: stereoscopic photographs
black-and-white negatives
gelatin dry plate negatives
Refers to: Eating & drinking
Depicts: Huts
Interiors
Manners & customs
Indigenous peoples
Sāmoan
Technique used: black-and-white photography

Place

Made in: Sāmoa
New Zealand

People & Organisations

Made by: Alfred Burton
Burton Brothers