item details
NameRenata Kawepo
ProductionSamuel Carnell; photographer; circa 1870s; Napier
Classificationcartes-de-visite, black-and-white prints, studio portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
DimensionsImage: 58mm (width), 87mm (height)
Registration NumberO.039555
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of Renata Kawepo as an elderly man, in three quarter profile. He has white hair, a long white beard, and a moko. His right eye is closed - Kawepo lost his right eye in a battle in October 1869. He is wearing a jacket, waistcoat and scarf, and what appears to be a kapeu (long greenstone earring).