item details
NameMaori man with paddle
ProductionAmerican Photographic Company (Auckland); photography studio; 1869-1876; Auckland
Classificationcartes-de-visite, black-and-white prints, studio portraits, albumen prints
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, albumen process, printing-out
DimensionsImage: 56mm (width), 90mm (height)
Registration NumberO.021249
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Half length portrait of a Maori man with short grey hair, wearing a striped blanket as a cloak, and feathers in his hair. He is holding a wooden weapon with a leaf-shaped blade.