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NameMere Amohau, Ohinemutu (also known as Te Weki O Te Rangi and was the sister of Kiwi Amohau)
ProductionPulman & Son; photography studio; 1870-1886; Auckland
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberB.008151
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori woman identified by the photographer as Mere Amohau. She has a moko kauae (chin tattoo) and is wearing a kakahu or cloak with the taniko border at the top. White feathers have been inserted along the taniko border.