item details
NameNuku'alofa, Tonga. 1963
ProductionAns Westra; photographer; 1963; Tongatapu
Ans Westra; printer; 2002
Ans Westra; printer; 2002
Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, documentary photographs, works of art
Materialsphotographic gelatin, photographic paper, silver
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 264mm (height), 268mm (length)
Registration NumberO.027211
Credit linePurchased 2002
Overview
Two girls sit cross-legged on a woven mat. Girl (left) has a young child on her lap. The girl (right) is beating paper mulberry bark on a large log with a small wooden mallet to make ngatu (tapa cloth). They are sitting underneath a fale.