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Fonds consists of photographic negatives of people in the South Pacific, probably Hawaii or Samoa, in their traditional dress. A Polynesian tapa from the same time period and region was donated to the museum's collections.
Jim and Mary Prime
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts a group of women standing in a grassy area surrounded by children somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Hawaii or Samoa). The women are wearing what appear to be Polynesian skirts.
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts a large group of women in front of a wooden structure somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Hawaii or Samoa). The women are wearing different kinds of what appear to be Polynesian dress, including skirts, dresses, head coverings, and jewelry.
Group of dancers in grass skirts
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts a group of dancers in grass skirts dancing amid palm trees and in front of a grass hut somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Hawaii or Samoa). The dancers are flanked by two seated individuals on either side. The negative is slightly overexposed.
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts 3 young people standing in a field somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Hawaii or Samoa). The youths are wearing Polynesian wrap skirts; waist, ankle, knee, and arm jewellery; and one is wearing a wrap around his/her shoulders.
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts a group of 3 women standing in a grassy field with water visible in the distance, somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Samoa or Hawaii). The women are wearing what appear to be Polynesian skirts, belts/waist bands, jewelry and head coverings.
Part of Jim and Mary Prime fonds
Photograph depicts a group of dancers dancing in grass skirts among palm trees somewhere in the South Pacific (likely Hawaii or Samoa). The negative is over-exposed.