Kōrero: Photography

Daguerreotype of Caroline and Sarah Barrett, early 1850s (2 o 2)

Daguerreotype of Caroline and Sarah Barrett, early 1850s

This daguerreotype of sisters Caroline and Sarah Barrett, daughters of Englishman Dicky Barrett and his wife Wakaiwa Rawinia, granddaughter of paramount Te Āti Awa chief Tautara, was taken by Lawson Insley in late 1852 or early 1853. It is one of the earliest known photographic portraits of Māori. 

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Puke Ariki - Taranaki Museum & Library
Reference: A71.462
Photograph by Lawson Insley

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Peter Ireland, 'Photography - Early photography, 1840–1880s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/43201/daguerreotype-of-caroline-and-sarah-barrett-early-1850s (accessed 19 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Peter Ireland, i tāngia i te 22 Oct 2014