item details
NameWoman
ProductionWilliam Henry Thomas Partington; photographer; 1891; North Island
Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.; printer; 1919; Auckland
Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.; printer; 1919; Auckland
Classificationphotographic prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions197, 154
Registration NumberO.018056
Credit linePurchased 1919
Overview
Portrait photograph of a young Maori woman. She is wearing a Korowai cloak, Huia feather, and Mako earrings (shark teeth).