Chamorro woman of the island of Guam, Mariana Islands
Chamorro woman of the island of Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Josephe Cortez, daugher of the Alcalde (Mayor) of Umati. She wears a cross, chemise and petticoat, and smokes a cigar. Femme de l'ile Guham (Oceanie). After an illustration by Jacques Arago from Freycinet's voyage. Handcoloured woodcut by A. Vangauberghe after Jacques Arago from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845
Picture No
14017163
Media ID
46699198
Size
4441px x 6814px
(5.9MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Jacques Arago
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Archivist Auguste Wahlen Chamorro Chemise Freycinet Guam Jean-francois-nicolas Loumyer Manners Micronesia Moeurs Petticoat Pseudonym Woodblock Engraving
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