Unidentified Māori woman
Maker
Poll, Wallace
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Portrait of an unidentified Māori woman of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Papatuamārā descent. She wears a flax kahu (cloak) over a piupiu. She holds a sea shell in her hands while posing against a backdrop of painted waves. Her feet are adorned with strips of woven flax, and she has a woven headband and two feathers in her hair.
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
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Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Maureen Lambert
Other number(s)
2017/8/2, 20521, 94896
Accession number
2017/8/2
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