Fernbird
Maker
Guthrie-Smith, William Herbert
Production date
12 Dec 1905
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of a mātātā or fernbird (Bowdleria punctata) taken near Mangaturehu Creek in Te Karaka on 12 December 1905. The bird is perched on a nest, which appears to be located in a clump of toetoe.
The photograph is mounted in an album titled: Photographs of birds on Tutira Station.
Photographer, Herbert Guthrie-Smith.
The photograph is mounted in an album titled: Photographs of birds on Tutira Station.
Photographer, Herbert Guthrie-Smith.
Production date
12 Dec 1905
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted with photo corners in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 148 x 91mm
Height x Width: 177 x 235mm
Height x Width: 177 x 235mm
Signature/Inscription
Fernbird 12 Dec 1905, Mangaturehu Creek, Te Karaka, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
12 Dec 1905
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 17128
Credit Line
gifted by Ashley Cunningham
Other number(s)
m91/16, 17128, Album 38b, 85581
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