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Artist unknown :Abbildung eines jungern, noch nicht vollig tatuirten Nukahivers von der Ruckseite. Achtes Kupfer. Frankfurt am Main, Friedrich Wilmans, 1812
- Date
- 1804
- Reference
- PUBL-0184-08
- Description
A young Marquesan man from Nukahiva, seen from behind. He is standing near a shore, a human skull in his left hand, a spear in his right. Most of his torso and arms are covered in tattoos, but his legs are only partially tattooed
Held in the New Zealand and Pacific book collection at 910.4/p/LAN/1812
Other Titles - Portrait of a young Nukahivan, not yet fully tattooed, seen from behind [translation]
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, 199 x 158 mm
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- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Portraits, Albums, Engraving, 199 x 158 mm
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Artist unknown :Abbildung eines jungern, noch nicht vollig tatuirten Nukahivers von der Ruckseite. Achtes Kupfer. Frankfurt am Main, Friedrich Wilmans, 1812. Langsdorff, Georg Heinrich von, 1774-1852 :Bemerkungen auf einer Reise um die Welt in den Jahren 1803 bis 1807. Frankfurt, Friedrich Wilmans, 1812-1814. Ref: PUBL-0184-08. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23042813More information can be found in our terms of use.