Houses, Samoa

Maker
Duncan, Russell
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail

About this object
View of houses in Samoa taken on 18 July 1899.

Two traditional fale are located in the foreground. The two houses are circular in shape, with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. A timber building with a corrugated iron roof is located on the extreme right. A flag pole is visible to the left of the timber building.

A note on the album page reads: Native houses, Samoa.

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: 156 x 219mm
Subject period
Subject date
18 Jul 1899
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16067
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
m96/6-3, Album 56, 16067, 81052

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