Māori woman
Maker
Poll, Wallace
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Portrait of a Māori woman of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Papatuamārā descent. She is believed to be the sister of Makarena Te Piri Puhara. She wears a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak) and has a white feather in her hair and a faint moko kauae (female chin tattoo).
Date unknown, probably late 1910s/early 1920s.
Date unknown, probably late 1910s/early 1920s.
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph adhered along top edge to linen album page
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph measurement: Height x Width: 203 x 153mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
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Credit Line
gifted by Maureen Lambert
Other number(s)
2017/8/3, 20522, 94895
Accession number
2017/8/3
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