A portrait of two women
Maker
Duncan, Russell
Production date
30 Apr 1893
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
The glass plate negative is a portrait of two identified Māori women. Written on the original photograph is: Te Reho and Waeroa at Tokaanu. Both women are dressed in Victorian clothing and the younger of the two is holding a mere. They could be mother and daughter. Tokaanu is a settlement at the south end of Lake Taupo, five kilometres west of Tūrangi.
Photographer, Russell Duncan.
Date, 30 April 1893.
Photographer, Russell Duncan.
Date, 30 April 1893.
Collection
Production date
30 Apr 1893
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Chemical emulsion on glass.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 165 x 120mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
30 Apr 1893
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 6664
Credit Line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
6664, 85669
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