item details
NameTe Parata. Te Rongokaahira. Maori Princess. North Island
ProductionD A De Maus; photographer; circa 1890s; New Zealand
Classificationphotographic prints, albumen prints, black-and-white prints, portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 191mm (height), 135mm (length)
Registration NumberO.001162
Overview
A Maori woman is seated in front of a studio backdrop, leaning against some greenery. She has a head ornament and is wearing a long tasselled garment. She holds a plain flat greenstone club in her lap with her left hand, which has a bone bracelet.