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Warriors, man, woman and idol. Drummond's Island
- Date
- 1847
- Reference
- E-113-f-04
- Description
The artist's text describes the group as: 'The warriors' caps are made of the skin of the porcupine fish. The armour of cocoa nut [sic] fibres. The spears of shark's teeth.' The 'man' in the scene wears a conical headdress made of woven flax. A tree-like idol has been constructed on a stone base. The figures of the warrior and the man are possibly based on drawings by Alfred Thomas Agate (1812-1846) who visited Drummond's Island in 1841.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on page of sketchbook, 127 x 275 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Artist unknown: [Sketchbook of original watercolours painted in Tahiti]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Watercolours, Watercolour and pencil on page of sketchbook, 127 x 275 mm
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