Paint analysis: a. Undertaking SEM-EDX analysis at the Auckland University; b. A small sample of paint taken from the feather at edge of loss, prepared as a cross section; c. Elemental Spectra from blue pigment indicating the presence of copper, indicating this pigment is likely azurite.

 
 
  Part of: Silvester G, Boswijk G, Higgins S (2024) Material analysis of “The Music Lesson” from the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Collection. Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum 58: 39-46. https://doi.org/10.32912/papahou.58.143697