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Petroglyph drawing, Paul Gauguin Cultural Center

Drawing of a petroglyph found on the island, in the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The museum includes a reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No
13438757
Media ID
45158810
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4937px x 7087px (20.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen

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Atuona Collectivite Collectivity Doutre-mer Francaise Gauguin Hiva Hiva-oa Marquesan Marquesas Marquesian Marquises Oceania Petroglyph Polynesia Polynesie Republique


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