item details
NameTamatiti
ProductionGeorge Wesley Bishop; photographer; 1860s; Auckland
Classificationcartes-de-visite, albumen prints, black-and-white prints, portraits
Materialssilver, printing-out paper, albumen, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, carte-de-visite
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, photography
Dimensions90, 60
Registration NumberO.004277
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man with a moko. He is wearing a hieke (? rain cape), over a kaitaka (cloak) of which only the taniko boder is visible. He is looking directly at the camera.