Martin, Josiah

Two Waharoa, Maori carvings

Auckland: Josiah Martin. No Binding. Original photograph., 15 x 20.5 cm mounted on card, 23 x 29.5 cm. Two small blemishes above the main images. Photograph of two Waharoa. These are carved entrance ways to pas or maraes, and each shows a Maori figure with very fine carving. Josiah Martin was an important photographer at the end of the 19th C, particularly noted for his ethnographic an topographic photographs, many of which are held by museums. On the reverse is a photograph of other carved Maori artefacts. c 1890. Very Good. Item #019712

Price: $300.08 NZD