MAORI WOMAN & GIRL ORIGINAL 1870 CDV PHOTO by W.J. HARDING WANGANUI NEW ZEALAND

Description

ORIGINAL EARLY 1870s CARTE DE VISITE FORMAT ALBUMEN PRINT PHOTOGRAPH by W. J. HARDING, WANGANUI (WHANGANUI), NEW ZEALAND.
A STUDIO PORTRAIT OF A MAORI WOMAN (SEATED) AND ADOLESCENT GIRL (STANDING). Both are wearing traditional cloaks. The studio name is blind-stamped on the mount beneath the image.
THE PHOTOGRAPH HAS LOST CONTRAST, BUT IS OTHERWISE IN CLEAN CONDITION, AS IS THE MOUNT (PLAIN YELLOW BACK).
DIMENSIONS: Standard carte de visite size, 105 x 65 mm (APPROX. 4 x 2.5 INCHES)
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