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Object Number
2004.29.24688
Display Title
House of King Mataafa
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Samoa / House of King Mataafa - Samoa
Subject
- Portrait
- House
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1885
Culture
- Samoan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 9.525 × 13.97 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Collection
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.24690 | Mataafa, King of Samoa |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24693.1 | Mataafa |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24605 | Samoan high chief or "Mata'afa" |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24694 | Samoan group, Assee Mataafa seated in center |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24689 | King's wife |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24691 | Son of Mataffa - King of Samoa |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24712 | Woman and two girls stand in front of grass house, or fale tele |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24702 | Men seated around the fale tele, or meeting house |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24707.1 | Group photo, Samoans posed in front of public house |
Savaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24785 | Group posed for portrait, grass house behind them |
Apia
| ||
| 2004.29.24735 | People building a chief's house |
Samoa
| ||
| 2004.29.24781 | Two people face away from the camera, coconut palms in foreground and government houses in background |
Apia
|