Clothing and dress - Tuvalu
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Natives of Ellices Group. Natives of Aurora Island clothed in tapa. Raraka Islander.
Date: [1847]
From: Artist unknown: [Sketchbook of original watercolours painted in Tahiti]
Reference: E-113-f-49
Description: Three vignettes depicting natives of various island groups. The two Ellice Island (now Tuvalu) men are probably based on drawings by Alfred Agate, from the United States Exploring Expedition, in 1841. The two Aurora (now Maewo) Islanders show a man, woman and child. The caption explains, in pencil 'clothing made from [the] bark of a tree'. The Raraka Islaner also wears tapa cloth. The artist has included coordinates 'Long. 144 Lat. 15.S'. Quantity: 3 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, pencil and ink on page of sketchbook, 127 x 275 mm