Ko Hori Tupaea (Caption: Hori Tupaea 1879)

Date1879Reference Number1972.0283DescriptionStudio portrait photograph of an elderly maori man, head only, dressed what could be a dog hair cloak. Printed on the white border, on the lower edge of the image is: "ROYAL PORTRAIT STUDIO - WELLINGTON". On the reverse of the photograph is written in black ink: "Ko Hori Tupaea - 29th July 1879 Hastings Napier N.Z.". Written in pencil below this is: "Lived 2 years in Wellington as guest of Sir Geo Grey - died 1880". There is an A.N. BROWN COLLECTION stamp on the reverse. Tauranga Public Library records this photo as: Hori Tupaea 1879.Physical DescriptionDocumentary Artifact. Carte-de-visite. Printsize: 105 x 64mmPhotographer/CreatorRoyal Portrait Studio

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LocationWellington

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RoomOffsite storage

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AcknowledgementThe Elms Foundation Image Collection 1972.0283

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Part of Photograph CollectionThe Elms Foundation Image Collection

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