IDNO

D.110096.NWT

Description

Head and shoulders portrait of a Māori man, probably Tomika Te Mutu, with a full facial moko (tattoo) and wearing an ear ornament and cloak.

Place

Oceania Polynesia; New Zealand; United Kingdom; Tauranga; Motuhora Island; London [Aotearoa]

Cultural Affliation

Maori; Ngaiterangi; Ngai Tuwhiwhia

Named Person

Tomika Te Mutu

Photographer

Robley, Horatio Gordon (Major-General)

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 June 1903

Collection Name

Northcote Thomas Collection

Source

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.109920.NWT - P.110097.NWT were found in a red cardboard archive folder, now numbered C592/ and stored in Bay O, Shelf 2.

Place: H.G. Robley was living in London in 1903 when this drawing was dated. [JD 21/6/2011]