Portrait of a Maori woman

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Title

Portrait of a Maori woman

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Full length portrait of a Maori woman with curly hair and a moko kauae (chin tattoo), standing in front of a painted backdrop depicting New Zealand bush. She is wearing a korowai (tasselled cloak) with the taniko borders of two other cloaks visible below it, and boots, and has feathers in her hair and in one hand. A second korowai is hanging to the left of the woman.

Format

Image

Date created

1890s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/25194

Related subjects

women / People / Indigenous peoples / Capes (Clothing) / Tattoos / Feathers / Studio props / Backdrops / Māori / silver / photographic gelatin / photographic plates / sheet glass / black-and-white negatives / gelatin silver negatives / studio portraits / black-and-white photography / New Zealand

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