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Longoteme, Tonga 1963

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item details

NameLongoteme, Tonga 1963
ProductionAns Westra; photographer; 1963; Tongatapu
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.027216
Credit linePurchased 2002

Overview

A large breadfruit tree dominates the right foreground. Two boys ride a horse bareback, with a full sack sitting in front of the front boy. There are three fale visible, one obscured behind the breadfruit tree, one in the background and the other to the left. A tree stump and two tree trunks are in front of the left fale. A couple of small woven mats are lying near the stump.