Pekerangi, Ohinemutu, 1870s
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Head and shoulders portrait of a young Maori woman with moko kauae (chin tattoo), in three-quarter profile. The moko kauae is either retouched, or may be an addition by the photographer or another party. The woman has long wavy hair pulled back from her face and is wearing a cloak with a patterned textile along the top edge.
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Title
Pekerangi, Ohinemutu, 1870s
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Maker
Pulman's Photographic Studio
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Date made
1870s/1890s
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Subject
Women, Tattoos, People, Indigenous peoples, Pekerangi Taiamai, Māori, silver, albumen, printing-out paper, mounting board, photographic prints, cabinet photographs, studio portraits, albumen prints, photography, black-and-white photography, Rotorua, Auckland
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