Cloaks - Hawaii
Artist unknown :Sandwich Inselaner. [C or O] Tittel sc. [ca 1800]
Date: 1800 - 1805
Reference: A-452-011
Description: Shows a Hawaiian man and woman walking together arm in arm. The woman wears a white cloth draped across her, though her breasts are bare. She holds a gourd that has been fashioned into a decorative piece. She wears a headband and a necklace; her hair appears thick and quite matted. The man is also elegantly dressed: he wears an elaborate head-dress and feathered cloak, and carries a fan, also made of feathers. He sports a moustache and beard and his legs are tattooed. A European-style building can be glimpsed in the background Based on John Webber's image of 1779 (A-054-018), as well as taking elements from Webber's drawing of 'A man of the Sandwich Islands dancing', executed in 1784 (C-131-062) Other Titles - Sandwich Islanders [translation] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving, image 169 x 144 mm, plate 200 x 170 mm, on sheet 201 x 171 mm Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, September 2012