glass negative
- Museum number
- Oc,G.N.1561
- Description
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Glass negative (black and white); portrait of Elene in front of a wall made from cane lashed together, with her hair partially tied up with ringlets on her shoulders, wearing a shirt; Tonga.
Photographic process
- Production date
- 1889-1890
- Dimensions
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Height: 16.40 centimetres
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Width: 12 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Related images: Oc,B42 through Oc,B55 all contain Joseph Jackson Lister donation images.
Exact photographic print: Oc,B42.13, Oc,B49.19 and Oc,B130.40.
Inscription: "Nlua" is believed to bea place in Tonga, which has not yet been located on a world map.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Digital copy: saturation and levels adjusted
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,G.N.1561
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 2/26 (Old BM Lister glass negative series number)
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Miscellaneous number: GN 657 (old BM glass negative series number)