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MAORI CHIEF : TAIAHA PATU & FEATHER CLOAK ORIG 1890 PHOTO NEW ZEALAND CDV FORMAT
MAORI CHIEF : TAIAHA PATU & FEATHER CLOAK ORIG 1890 PHOTO NEW ZEALAND CDV FORMAT
MAORI CHIEF : TAIAHA PATU & FEATHER CLOAK ORIG 1890 PHOTO NEW ZEALAND CDV FORMAT

MAORI CHIEF : TAIAHA PATU & FEATHER CLOAK ORIG 1890 PHOTO NEW ZEALAND CDV FORMAT

$ 52.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Antique: Yes
  • Date of Creation: 1890-1899
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Region of Origin: New Zealand
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Subject: Figures & Portraits

    Description

    ORIGINAL 1890s CARTE DE VISITE FORMAT BROMIDE PRINT PHOTOGRAPH by an unidentified photographer, NEW ZEALAND.
    A FANTASTIC STUDIO PORTRAIT OF A MAORI WARRIOR, SEATED ON TEXTILE MATTING with what is probably a travelling photographer's canvas backdrop behind him. The man is wearing a magnificent feather cloak and holding a greenstone patu (club) and a taiaha kura (long fighting staff), which is also decorated with feathers.
    THE PHOTO HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SURFACE SCRATCHES IN THE UPPER SECTION, BUT IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS NOT MOUNTED, AND HAS A LATE 19th CENTURY INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK: "A Native Chief (Maori)".
    DIMENSIONS: A little wider than standard carte de visite size, 100 x 73 mm (APPROX. 4 x 3 INCHES)
    AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING FROM AUSTRALIA TO EUROPE, USA or NEW ZEALAND is 18 USD (IF YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA, PLEASE WAIT BEFORE PAYING BECAUSE THE POSTAGE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE LESS)
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