Whakaahua Māori: Images of Tangata Whenua 1860–1910
Arthur Iles, untitled, c1880s
albumen silver print, 180 x 145mm
Estimate $350 - $900
Ka whakaatu tēnei hoko kairapu tuihono-anahe i tētahi tirohanga whakamīharo ki ngā tāngata whenua i mua i te rautau rua ngahuru. Kua puta mai ēnei whakaahua i tētahi kohinga tūmataiti, ā, kātahi anō ka tukua ki te mākete. Ko te nuinga o ngā atahanga nei i hua mai te tikanga mahi a te hiriwa albumen, koirā te tikanga arumoni tuatahi i whakamahia ki te mahi tānga mai i ngā whakaahua kōataata. Ko ngā papamahi me ngā kaitango whakaahua nāna i tango ngā whakaahua ko ngā Burton Brothers, ko Josiah Mārtin, ko Pullman Studios, Ko George Valentine, ko Stephen Thompson, ko James Partington hoki.
This online-only auction presents an impressive photographic account of tangata whenua in the lead-up to the twentieth century. These photographs come from a single, private collection and are being presented to the market here for the very first time. The majority of the images were made using the albumen silver technique, which was the first commercially-viable method of producing prints from negatives. Major studios and photographers such as Burton Brothers, Josiah Martin, Pullman Studios, George Valentine, Stephen Thompson and James Partington are represented in the sale.
The auction will run until Monday 21 September. Lots will close in groups of 10 every two minutes from 8pm. For more information on any photographs featured in this sale please contact our specialist team who will be delighted to assist.