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Call Number:
MSS 12
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Pulman and Son Photographers
Title(s):
Portrait of Wiremu and Rangitoia / Portrait of Tāwhiao, Maori King
Date:
1880s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series III: Oversize
Part of Collection:
Oversize 1, folder 2
Provenance:
Gift of Keith (Yale BA 1968) and Millie Marshall, 2012
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
The photo on the front depicts two Maori women, with names tattooed on their arms. One woman has the name "Wiremu" on her arm, and the other has "Rangitoia." The women touch foreheads, a traditional greeting. On the reverse side is a portrait of Tawhiao, Maori King. He wears a heavy woven cloak and has elaborate facial tattoos. Both images are signed by Pulman photo.
Physical Description:
2 albumen prints mounted on either side of a black paper sheet ; 27.5 x 21 cm (both images)
Genre:
Albumen prints, Portraits, Pictorial works, Cabinet photographs, Interiors, Landscape photographs, Photographs, Portrait photographs, and Travel photography
Subject Terms:
Architecture, Domestic
Country homes
Interior decoration
Maori (New Zealand people)
Missions
Portraits
Theater
Subject Period:
19th century
Associated Places:
Funchal (Madeira Islands)
Great Britain
Madeira Islands
Mauritius
South Africa
Swartberg Pass (South Africa)
Venice (Italy)
Associated People/Groups:
Tāwhiao, King of the Māori, fl. 1860-1894
Finding Aid Title:
Keith Marshall collection of photographs
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1101
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1101?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1