Maori child ; American Photographic Company (Auckland); circa 1865; A.004643

Maori child ; American Photographic Company (Auckland); circa 1865; A.004643
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Name/Title

Maori child

About this object

Maori child
Studio portait of a Maori child, with an shark tooth ear pendant and feathers in his or her hair.

See more at http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=31184

Place Made

New Zealand

Place Notes

Auckland

Maker

American Photographic Company (Auckland)

Maker Role

photography studio

Date Made

circa 1865

Medium and Materials

black and white glass negative

Subject and Association Description

"People
Feathers
Children
Jewellery
Indigenous peoples
Portrait photographs"

Credit Line

Purchased 1943

Object Type

photograph

Object number

A.004643

Copyright Licence  

All rights reserved

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