photographic print (black and white)

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photographic print(black and white)

Object Type
Museum number: Oc,B9.17
Description: Photograph (black and white); portrait of a Maori woman, Maggie Papakura; standing inside a marae (Maori meeting house) looking out of the window; wearing a hei tiki (neck pendant); wearing cloak; New Zealand. Gelatin silver print
Producer name
Production date: 19thC(late)
Production place: Photographed in: Whakarewarewa
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 14 centimetres; Width: 18.70 centimetres
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Curator's comments: Born in Matata, the Bay of Plenty to a Maori mother and an Englishman. She was brought up with her Maori family and received English schooling. After her marriage and the birth of her son, she put her entrepreneurial skills to use and became a tour guide. In 1901 she publicly welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, which led to her successful career. Photographers wished to photograph her, and she was taken to exhibitions worldwide and continued to give tours on Maori culture and heritage.
Location: Not on display
Subjects: costume/clothing; personal-ornament; architectural feature
Associated names
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Whakarewarewa
Associated ethnic name
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Oc,B9.17
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: No. 61 (Iles photographic series)