item details
NameHirawanu
ProductionVictor Millard; copyist; circa 1942
Unknown; photographer; circa 1880-circa 1904
Unknown; photographer; circa 1880-circa 1904
ClassificationNitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives, portraits, copies
Materialssilver, nitrocellulose, cut film, black-and-white film
Materials Summaryblack and white nitrate negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.025126
Credit lineGift of Roger Andrews, 2010
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Maori man with moko, short white hair and a moustache. he is wearing huia feathers above his left ear, and a korowai (cloak ornamented with hukahuka, black tags) over his right shoulder. He isin three quarter profile, facing left.