Josiah Martin

Mohi Te Puatau. Studio photograph

1880. No Binding. Original albumen print of a fine studio portrait of the Maori Chief Mohi Te Puatau of Ngati Paoa. The portait shows the Chief in a cloak, holding a taiaha. Inscribed catalogue No. 622. From the noted early photographer Joseph Martin (1843-1916) who established a studio in Auckland in the 1880s. 15 x 20 cm mounted in foam 25 x 31 cm. A fine original photograph. Near Fine. Item #020861

Price: $550.00 NZD