IMAGE
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Interieur d'un case (Papeete). Le 19 septembre 1855[?].
- Date
- 1855
- By
- Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
- Reference
- E-548-013-1
- Description
Shows interior of hut, with four Tahitians kneeling around a large bowl, three demonstrating by pointing to their mouths as naked child offers small bowl to the fourth man. A [French?] sailor holds the hand of a Tahitian woman who offers him a bowl.
Other Titles - Inside a hut / interior of a house, 19 September 1855
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom left - H. Pottier / le 19 septembre / 1855[?]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook..
Physical Description: Ink on paper 100 x 148 mm, stuck to page 273 x 215 mm.
Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56]. / Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
- Format
- 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook., Works of art, Ink drawings, Group portraits, Ethnographic illustrations, Ink on paper 100 x 148 mm, stuck to page 273 x 215 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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