Lot n° 88
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Josiah MARTIN (1843 - 1916) - Lot 88
Josiah MARTIN (1843 - 1916)
Portrait of Maori King Tawhiao wearing a Kiwi feather coat, New Zealand, circa 1880.
Albumen print mounted on card and titled in ink "type maori-New Zealand".
20.2 x 14.7 cm
The portrait was taken at John Mayall's New Bond Street studio during Tawhiao's trip to London in 1884. A similar example is in the Museum of New Zealand (inv. 0.031358).
On the back of the box:
Collection of Maori feather boxes from the Aukland Museum, New Zealand, circa 1880.
15 x 20 cm
Provenance: The Philip Kulpa Collection, Aukland, New Zealand.
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