Polynesian man of Tonga, Pacific Islands

Polynesian man of Tonga, Pacific Islands. In ceremonial feather headdress, woven-grass waist mat or taSoovala, and flower garland or kahalla. Armed with bow and arrow. Homme des Isles des Amis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792

1792 Anthropology Aquatint Bordeaux Encyclopedia Of Voyages Encyclopedie Des Voyages Enlightenment Ethnography Eurocentric Feather Headdress Imperialism J. Laroque Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur Noble Savage Polynesian Tonga

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