Portrait of Maori chief Tamtati Pirimona Marino
Photograph
ca.1871-1909 (photographed)
ca.1871-1909 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting a Maori man wearing a korowai cloak, tattooed with a full facial ta moko.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Maori chief Tamtati Pirimona Marino (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by the Foy Brothers, portrait of Maori chief Tamtati Pirimona Marino, taken in New Zealand, part of the Smith Collection, ca.1871-1909 |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting a Maori man wearing a korowai cloak, tattooed with a full facial ta moko. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Maori Chief' (Handwritten in ink below the photograph.) |
| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith, 1912 |
| Object history | Portrait of the Nelson chief Tamati Pirimona Marino (?-1887), who was affiliated to Ngati Tama Ngati Rarua and Te Ati Awa tribes (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 | 1395-1912 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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