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[Maori man with mere.]

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Date

[ca. 1847]

Artist

Joseph Jenner Merrett (1816-1854)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/31986015

Description

A standing portrait of a young Maori man. He wears a fringed tag cloak, holds a greenstone mere in his right hand, and wears greenstone earrings, feathers in his hair. He stands in front of a large fern, a cabbage tree and a large flax plant.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

New Zealand

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Portraits
Fashion

Category

People & Society

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