item details
NameAperahama
ProductionJames Wrigglesworth; photography studio; 1868-1874; Wellington
Classificationcartes-de-visite, photographic prints, albumen prints, studio portraits, vintage prints
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryphotograph, carte-de-viste
Techniquesalbumen process, printing-out
DimensionsImage: 57mm (width), 94mm (height)
Registration NumberO.037127
Overview
Three quarter length portait of a seated Maori man with short curly hair going white at the temples. He is wearing a kaitaka (fine cloak) with a taniko (tapestry) border, the taniko visible at the bottom end of the cloak. He is holding a taiaha (long wooden edged weapon) diagonally across his body.