Maori Chief Portrait with Moko Hand Incised
19th century Elizabeth Pulman (1836-1900) attributed full glass plate negative portrait of a Maori chief, the moko hand incised, with 'New Zealand government tourist department protected' stamp with 'No.3527 7.1.03'. 11.81 in. x 9.96 in.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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photographs, subject
- general themes 1,350
- New Zealand subjects 233
- Pulman, Elizabeth, 1836-1900 Auckland - photographs 17
