item details
NameMaori man with a musket
ProductionHartley Webster; photography studio; circa 1860s; Auckland
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), 93mm (height)
Registration NumberO.004281
Overview
Full length portrait of a young Maori man, standing and holding a rifle. He is wearing a hieke (rain cape) as a kilt, and has feathers in his hair and beard.