Maori chief, Menehira, poses he has a mustache, short, graying hair with feather decorations and extensive facial tattoos. He wears a cloak made of layers of flax fringe around his upper body and holds a wooden staff with a carving on top.
Maori chief, Menehira, poses next to a "tree." He has a mustache, short, graying hair with feather decorations and extensive facial tattoos. He wears a cloak made of layers of flax fringe around his upper body and holds a wooden staff with a carving on top. Three quarter length portrait. Collected by Charles Appleton Longfellow on his trip to New Zealand in 1891. Archives Number: 1008-2-1-2-9-42
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Archives Number: LONG (1008-2-1-2-9-42); Courtesy of Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters of National Historic Site
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Photograph in Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers, Subcollection II. Photographic Materials, Albums, Albums Not Related to East Asia. (1008.002/001.002)
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