item details
NameMaori woman with kete
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
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite (unmounted)
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
DimensionsImage: 56mm (width), 91mm (height)
Registration NumberO.021241
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Knee length portrait of a seated Maori woman with a checked blanket around her shoulders. She is is looking downward and to one side, with her hands tucked around the handle of a large kete in her lap.