Photographer unknown :Portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke

Photographer unknown :Portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke
Date
ca 1870s
Reference
PA2-2556
Description

Standing portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke wearing a korowai (Maori tag cloak), photographed circa 1870s. He stands alongside a chair. The studio backdrop behind him depicts a balustrade and a scene beyond with ships and waka on the water and hills behind. Photographer unidentified.

Same as PA2-2517 & PA2-2232

Inscriptions: Verso - Kawana Hunia principal Chief of Rangitiki Turakina and Mangheuhue tribe about seven miles south of the town of Wanganui which takes its name from the river that runs through it.

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Albumen print 9.4 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10.4 x 6.2 cm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Albumen prints, Cartes de visite, Portraits, Albumen print 9.4 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10.4 x 6.2 cm, Orientation: Vertical image
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Photographer unknown :Portrait of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke. Ref: PA2-2556. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22322923

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