item details
NameTuae Wherui (?)
ProductionGeorge Wesley Bishop; photographer; 1866-1867; Auckland
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
Dimensions93, 60
Registration NumberO.004278
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man with moko, in three quarter profile. He has feathers in his hair and is wearing a kaitaka (cloak) with the taniko border at the top.