item details
NameMaori man wearing kahu kuri (dogskin cloak)
ProductionUnknown; photographer; 1860s-1880s; New Zealand
Classificationblack-and-white prints, studio portraits, albumen prints
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, albumen process, printing-out
DimensionsImage: 56mm (width), 90mm (height)
Registration NumberO.025641/1
Credit lineAcquisition history unknown
Overview
Half-length portrait of an elderly Maori man with two feathers in his short grey hair. He is wearing a dog skin cloak (kahu kuri), and holding a mere or patu (short edged weapon).