Cutting Copra, Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Maker
Duncan, Russell
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Portrait of two unidentified men at Nuku'alofa in Tonga taken on 12 July 1899.

The man on the right is seated with a blade in his hand. A woven basket is located to his left. A pile of coconuts is located behind him. A second unidentified male stands on his left. He is holding a pipe. A timber structure is located behind the two men.

A note on the album page reads: Cutting Copra, Nukualofa, Tonga.

Photographer, Russell Duncan.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Measurements
Height x Width x Depth/Length: 235 x 301 x 45mm
Height x Width: 220 x 155mm
Subject period
Subject date
12 Jul 1899
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16052
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
m96/6-3, Album 56, 16052, 81013

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