Portrait of Pare Watene
Photograph
ca.1871-1909 (photographed)
ca.1871-1909 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting a Maori woman wearing a korowai cloak, hei-tiki and is holding a mere club in her right hand. Her chin is tattooed with Ta moko
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Pare Watene (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by the Foy Brothers, portrait of Maori woman, Pare Watene, taken in New Zealand, part of the Smith Collection, ca.1871-1909 |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting a Maori woman wearing a korowai cloak, hei-tiki and is holding a mere club in her right hand. Her chin is tattooed with Ta moko |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Maori Lady' (Handwritten in ink below the photograph.) |
| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith, 1912 |
| Object history | Pare Watene, who was affiliated to Ngati Maru tribe (iwi). One of a group of over 600 albumen photographs of scenes from around the world which were purchased for the 'Art Library' at the Victoria and Albert Museum from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith in 1912. |
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| Accession number | 1398-1912 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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