item details
NameFijian Curios
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; circa 1884; Dunedin
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.018164
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Studio set up of a kava bowl, kava cup and weaved basket on top of a weaved mat, above two fans, two hair combs, necklaces and two clubs that cross over each other. Left is a tropical plant, right is a tapa cloth.