Maori man from Hawkes Bay district

Maori man from Hawkes Bay district
Date
[Between 1870 and 1880]
Reference
1/4-022226-G
Description

Carte de visite portrait of a Maori man from the Hawkes Bay District, wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and a feathered headdress, taken, probably in the 1870s, by Samuel Carnell of Napier.

Dated from Carnell's use of the wet collodion process early in his career.

The headdress and korowai do not appear in other portraits by Carnell, and were probably owned by the sitter.

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches

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Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Carnell, Samuel 1832-1920 :Maori portrait negatives / Carnell, Samuel 1832-1920 :Maori portrait negatives
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Wet collodion negatives, Wet collodion glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches, Orientation: Vertical image
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