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NameTe Hauhau, Te Kuiti, King Country
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 3 June 1885; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 3 June 1885; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 3 June 1885; New Zealand
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives, portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.010107
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Waikato portraits
Burton took these portaits of tribal leaders in 1885, on an extended trip through the Waikato. Though caught in the upheaval of colonisation, the men project the proud spirit of a determined people.