item details
NameTwo Maori girls
ProductionUnknown; photographer; 1890-1920; New Zealand
Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, studio portraits, group portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
Dimensions150, 200
Registration NumberO.019243
Overview
Half length portrait of two Maori girls with long hair, leaning against each other. One is wearing a korowai (tasselled cloak). The other is wearing a korowai whakahekeheke (korowai with decoraitve vertical panels, in this case of kiwi feather).