item details
NameMaori man wearing a cloak
ProductionUnknown; photographer; 1860s; New Zealand
Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, photographs, black-and-white prints, studio portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, albumen process, printing-out
DimensionsImage: 59mm (width), 95mm (height)
Registration NumberO.004268
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man with moko and a greying beard. He is looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a kaitaka (cloak) with the wide taniko border running diagonally under his chin.