RARE Antique Photo Maori Man w Facial Tattoos New Zealand Photographer De Maus death of a little boy wearing

of a little boy wearing a dress and holding a toy hammer

Affixed to the back is a piece of paper with the following  handwritten note in pencil:Taken in Cigar Box Cameraby myself and of myselfAHAlthough we only have the initials

1814) and his wife

but regardless

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RARE Antique Photo Maori Man w Facial Tattoos New Zealand Photographer De Maus death of a little boy wearingOriginal 1870s CDV. Photographer publisher was David Alexander De Maus, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The CDV is in overall very good antique condition. It appears the sides of the mount have been slightly trimmed, but the image has not been affected by this. The mount dimensions are a bit under 4" x 2. 5".