Tools and weapons of Nuku HIva, French Polynesia

Tools and weapons of the people of Nuku HIva, French Polynesia. Mace with scalp 1, gorget 2, carved stilts 3, fish hook 4, calabash 5, stone ax 6, woven fan 7, oars 8, coconut-fibre sling 9, feather accessory 10, ear rings 11, javelins 12, and trophy skull 13. Copied from an illustration by artist Georg Langsdorff in Captain Adam Johann von Krusenstern's Voyage autour du Monde, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1812. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

1812 Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Calabash Carl Bertuch Encyclopedia Engraved Plates French Polynesia Friedrich Johann Bertuch Gorget Javelins Mace Natural History Nuku Hiva Oars Picture Book For Children Scalp

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