Woman with moko kauae

Object | Part of Photography collection

NameWoman with moko kauae

ProductionBurton Brothers; photographer; 1880s; New Zealand

Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, black-and-white prints, studio portraits

Materialssilver, printing-out paper, albumen

Registration NumberO.004336

Studio portrait of a young Maori woman with moko kauae (tattoo on the chin & lips). The moko has been enhanced for the sitting.

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