item details
NameCelia Tuaroro
ProductionWilliam Reed; photography studio; 1864-1866; Auckland
Alfred Rayner; photography studio; circa 1866; Auckland
Alfred Rayner; photography studio; circa 1866; 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
Dimensions55mm, 41mm
Registration NumberO.004287
Overview
Half length portrait of a young Maori woman, cropped by the photographer to an oval format. She is looking slightly to one side of the camera, and wearing a hieke (rain cape) around her shoulders, leaving her shoulders bare. She is also wearing a shark tooth and ribbon earring, and her hair is tied back.