item details
NameMaori man
ProductionAmerican Photographic Company (Auckland); photography studio; circa 1869-1877; Auckland
Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, 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, photography
DimensionsImage: 58mm (width), 89mm (height)
Registration NumberO.020952
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of a young Maori man in three quarter profile. He has short hair and a beard, and is wearing a kuru (greenstone pendant) in one ear, and a mid-coloured jacket.