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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :The head of a native of Otaheite, with the face curiously tataow'd; and the wry manner of defying their enemies as practis'd by the people of that & the neighbouring islands. S. Parkinson del. R. B. Godfrey sc. London, 1784.
- Date
- 1769 - 1784
- By
- Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771; Godfrey, Richard Bernard, 1728-
- Reference
- PUBL-0037-07
- Description
Head and shoulders portraits of two Tahitian men, both wearing woven garments. The man on the left has tattoo showing on his right jaw and lower cheek; the one on the right has his mouth drawn down to one side and up on the other, so that it appears diagonal.
Parkinson was the artist on Captain Cook's voyage to the South Pacific in 1769.
Other Titles - Tahiti, tattooed
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 225 x 275 mm
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- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Portraits, Albums, Engraving, hand-coloured, 225 x 275 mm
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