item details
NameA Maori man with a tewhatewha stands in front of a whare
ProductionUnknown; photographer; 1850-1903; New Zealand
Department of Tourist and Health Resorts; publisher; 1903; New Zealand
Department of Tourist and Health Resorts; publisher; 1903; New Zealand
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 110mm (width), 150mm (height)
Registration NumberO.039754
Overview
Depicts a Maori man holding a tewhatewha (long handled fighting staff), standing out the front of a thatched whare (house). He is wearing a flax waist garment.