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(49) He Kuia

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Date

[1845]

Description

Half-length profile portrait of a Maori woman. She is tattooed on her chin and lips. She wears a blue dress and a wreath of kakabeak in her hair. Hutton describes her: 'The portrait of a Maori Kuia or old woman. A capital Maori countenance but not one of the Maori beauties - she is one of the Ngatiwhatua natives.'

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

New Zealand

Country

New Zealand