item details
NameHaora Tipa, Thames
ProductionWilliam Francis Gordon; copyist; circa 1900; New Zealand
Unknown; photographer; circa 1860s
Unknown; photographer; circa 1860s
Classificationblack-and-white prints, copy prints
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography, copying
DimensionsImage: 40mm (width), 67mm (height)
Registration NumberO.039087
Credit linePurchased 1916
Overview
Half length seated potrait of Haora TIpa, a chief from the Thames district, as an elderly man. He has short white hair, and a moko (facial tattoo).He is wearing a dark jacket, and a shark tooth earring with a long ribbon. He is holding a mere or patu in his lap.
This is a copy of an older photograph.