Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Young Māori Woman with Moko
Louis John Steele
A striking late 19th-century portrait of a young Māori woman adorned with traditional pounamu and a ceremonial cloak.
Māori Girl
Gottfried Lindauer
1874 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A striking and dignified 19th-century portrait of a young Māori woman by Gottfried Lindauer.
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Where it works
A grounded artwork with confident presence with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Living Room
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy
About the piece
Painted in 1874 by Gottfried Lindauer, this meticulous oil portrait captures a young Māori woman with remarkable realism and dignity. Dressed in contemporary Victorian attire with a velvet-trimmed bodice and a prominent gold pendant, the work highlights the intersection of cultural identity and formal European portrait traditions during the colonial period in New Zealand.
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