IMAGE
[Choris, Louis], 1795-1828 :Indigeno dell'Arcipelago Romanzoff (Oceania). Lacoste et fils aine. [Turin, 1844].
- Date
- 1816 - 1817
- By
- Choris, Louis Andrevitch, 1795-1828
- Reference
- A-119-031
- Description
Shows a man of the island of Tikei in the Tuamotus). He has tattooing on his torso, large discs in his ears, and a topknot. He wears gathered full bloomers.
Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44.
Other Titles - Native of the Romanzoff Archipelago, Oceania
Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847.
After the engraving entitled "Rarick" used as a frontispiece in volume 2 of "Voyage of discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring's Straits, in search of a north-east passage, undertaken in the years 1815, 16, 17, and 18, in the ship Rurick" by Otto von Kotzebue.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Ethnographic illustrations, Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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