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Neiafu, Tonga

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O.021680; Neiafu, Tonga; 1884; Tongan; Burton, Alfred ; view 1

O.021680; Neiafu, Tonga; 1884; Tongan; Burton, Alfred ; view 2

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NameNeiafu, Tonga

ProductionAlfred Burton; photographer; 1884; Tonga
Burton Brothers; photography studio; 1884; New Zealand

Classificationstereoscopic photographs, albumen prints, black-and-white prints

Materialsalbumen, silver, photographic paper

Materials Summaryalbumen silver stereoscopic photograph

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

Dimensions85mm, 175mm

Registration NumberO.021680

Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds

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Category

Intended for: Portrait photographs
commercial portraiture
Made of: albumen
silver
photographic paper
Type of: stereoscopic photographs
albumen prints
black-and-white prints
Depicts: Indigenous peoples
Huts
Villages
Thatched roofs
children
infants
Dirt
Logs
Clothing & dress
Feet
Tongan
Technique used: black-and-white photography

Place

Made in: Tonga
New Zealand
Depicts: Neiafu (Tonga)

People & Organisations

Made by: Alfred Burton
Burton Brothers