item details
NameAhupea Paipai
ProductionE S Richards; photography studio; 1862-1870; Wellington
Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, black-and-white prints, portraits
Materialssilver, printing-out paper, albumen, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
Dimensions87, 60
Registration NumberO.004275
Overview
Full length studio portrait of a young Maori woman. She is wearing a wide hoop skirt and a kaitaka (cloak) over her shoulders. She is looking to the right. The name Ahupea (?) Paipai is written on the album page under this photograph.