item details
NameSophia at the cooking hole
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; circa 1885; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; circa 1885; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; circa 1885; Dunedin
Classificationphotographic prints, albumen prints
Materialssilver bromide, albumen, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
DimensionsImage: 150mm (width), 185mm (height)
Registration NumberO.034185
Credit linePurchased 1991
Overview
View of a Māori woman kneeling beside an earth oven (hāngī), probably Guide Sophia. She has long hair, a white shirt and a checked shirt. Three people are watching her, from the entrance of a raupo whare in the background - two are seated and wrapped in cloaks or blankets, the other is standing in the doorway. The area is surrounded by thick native bush.