Papuan man of Dory Harbour, West Papua
Papuan man of Dory Harbour, West Papua. He wears face tattoos, an ornamental comb in his hair, necklace, harness, armlets, and yellow breechcloth. Papou de Havre Dorey (Nouvelle Guinee). Adapted from an illustration by Victor Adam in d'Urville's Voyage of the Astrolabe. Handcoloured woodcut by AC and Mercier 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
14017179
Media ID
46699259
Size
4409px x 6984px
(4.7MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Victor Adam
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