item details
NameIn the Puias, Tokaanu, Lake Taupo
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1885; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; 1885; Tokaanu
Unknown; copyist; 1900-1940
Alfred Burton; photographer; 1885; Tokaanu
Unknown; copyist; 1900-1940
Classificationlantern slides, black-and-white slides, group portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, glass, silver
Materials Summaryphotographic lantern slide
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography, copying
Dimensions8, 8
Registration NumberLS.007180
Overview
Depicts two young Maori women and two children at a natural hot pool surrounded by flat rock. The children are seated in the water, one with his elbows on his knees, the other chest deep. The two young women are seated on the edge with their feet in the water. One is wearing a white dress, the other is wearing a length of cloth wrapped around her and has her hair in a bun.