item details
NamePinohi Tutakangahau
ProductionJames Ingram McDonald; photographer; 1901-1909
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives, portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage:
Registration NumberC.025092
Credit linePurchased 2009
Overview
Half length portrait of a Maori man with a moustache and short hair, facing the camera. He is wearing a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak) which covers his entire body except for his right arm, and a feather in his hair. He is holding a mere pounamu (nephrite edged weapon) at a slight angle across his midriff. There is a taiaha (long wooden edged weapon, resembling a spear)leaning against the wall behind him.