Mare carrying a baby on her back - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington

Mare carrying a baby on her back - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date
[ca 1900]
Reference
1/1-003084-G
Description

Portrait of a young Maori woman with a moko and short hair, identified as Mare. She is carrying a baby on her back, both wrapped in a kakahu (Maori cloak). Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui.

Other - For another image of this woman see 1/1-003083

Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 10. Mere

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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