item details
NameWoman and child, cows and chickens in front of a house. From the album: Cook Islands
ProductionUnknown; photographer; circa 1896; Rarotonga
Classificationblack-and-white prints
Materialssilver
DimensionsSupport: 99mm (height), 148mm (length)
Registration NumberO.025578
Overview
A woman and small child, several cows and a flock of chickens in front of a small house with plaster walls and a shingle roof. There is a bucket on a low stool next to the woman, suggesting she has been milking one of the cows. The woman appears to be European, although it is not possible to be certain given the degree of fading to the image. There is a small open-sided structure with a grass roof on the right, and trees and hills in the background.