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Portrait of Pare Watene

Photograph
ca.1871-1909 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait 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.
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
1398-1912

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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