item details
NameMaori woman wearing hat and scarf
ProductionAmerican Photographic Company (Auckland); photography studio; 1869-1876; New Zealand
Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, photographs, black-and-white prints, studio portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, albumen process, printing-out
DimensionsImage: 57mm (width), 94mm (height)
Registration NumberO.021245
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Portrait of a young Maori woman, seated, with one elbow resting on an ornately carved table. She is wearing a wide striped scarf over a dark jersey and skirt, and a round hat.