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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

  • Maker

    Pulman's Photographic Studio

  • Date made

    1870s/1890s

  • 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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  • Location

    Cable Street, Wellington

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