IMAGE
Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor, 1790-1855 :Ooro, one of the principal chiefs of Ouriouriou. King of the Sandwich Islands. [1823]
- Date
- 1823 - 1819
- By
- Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor, 1790-1854
- Reference
- A-112-011
- Description
Head and shoulders portrait of a Hawaian chief, possibly from Oahu, his back and shoulder to the viewer, his head twisted round, his eyes raised. He has tattooing on his face and back and a front tooth missing (an initiation rite).
Arago visited Hawaii in 1819, aboard the Uranie, under the command of Captain Freycinet
Extended Title - In: Arago, J. Narrative of a Voyage Round the World in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes. London: 1823.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, 10.8 x 8.2 in
Transfers: Transferred from Ramsden MS papers, Buck section, 1967.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engraving, 10.8 x 8.2 in
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