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NameDisplay of taonga Maori at the Melbourne Exhibition
ProductionSears' Studios; photography studio; 1888; Melbourne
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
DimensionsImage: 211mm (width), 158mm (height)
Registration NumberO.041183
Overview
View from one end of a large display of kete (baskets), tatua (belts) and kakahu (cloaks), all in a range of styles. They are mounted on a long partition, with small paintings hanging on the bottom half of the partition. There are two carvings at the close end of the partition.