item details
NameHitiri, Tuwharetoa elder from Taupo
ProductionPulman & Son; circa 1870-1900
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives, portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, retouching
Registration NumberB.008189
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of Hitiri Te Paerata as a middle aged man. He has a white beard, and is wearing a kaitaka (cloak) with a wide taniko border over his other clothes. His moko (facial tattoo) and eyes have been rather obviously retouched on the negative. He has been identified previously as the grandfather of Mrs Hoani Te Heu Heu (nee Raukawa Maniapoto).