item details
NameGirl with parasol, cloak and crown
ProductionCharles Sorrell; photography studio; 1893-1905; Napier
Classificationphotographs, collodion prints, black-and-white prints, cabinet photographs, studio portraits, portraits, vintage prints
Materialssilver, printing-out paper, collodion, mounting board
Materials Summarycabinet card, collodion silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography, printing-out
Dimensionsimage: 93mm (width), 138mm (height)
Registration NumberO.037139
Credit linePurchased 2011
Overview
Full length potrait of a Maori girl aged 6-11 years, wearing European clothes, a woven crown and a Maori feather cloak (kahu kiwi), and holding a light coloured parasol in her right hand. The taniko border on the cloak appears to be painted rather than woven. There is a studio backdrop, and various potted plants around her.