[Miller, Benjamin John Frederick], fl 1771-1785 :Carved boxes. [ca 1780]

[Miller, Benjamin John Frederick], fl 1771-1785 :Carved boxes. [ca 1780]
By
Miller, John Frederick, 1759-1796
Reference
PUBL-0045
Description

Two waka huia or carved Maori treasure boxes (top and bottom). In the centre is a carved Polynesian club, probably from the Marquesas. The images are copies of engravings by R. Ralph from drawings by B. J. F. Miller of artifacts taken back to England by James Cook after his first visit to the South Pacific. The engravings were originally published in Hawkesworth, J. An account of the voyages ... in the Southern Hemisphere. (London, 1773)

Physical Description: Photograph of engraving, size unknown

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Format
Works of art, Albums, Photograph of engraving, size unknown
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