IMAGE
Studio portrait of two young women wearing traditional Maori clothing - Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington
- Date
- [ca 1910]
- By
- Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
- Reference
- 1/1-003069-G
- Description
Studio portrait of an unidentified girl and a young women (possibly sisters) sitting on a mat in front of a scenic backdrop. They are wearing traditional Maori clothing. They hold Maori weapons: on the left, a patu and on the right, a tewhatewha. The young woman is wearing a huia tail feather behind each ear; the young girl is wearing a piupiu. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui.
Studio portraits of the young woman with the tewhatewha also at 1/1-003066, 1/2-003067, 1/1-003068.
Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 76
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Auckland Star :Negatives
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Portraits, Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches, Orientation: Vertical image
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