Ornaments and weapons of the Marquesas Islands. Engraving depicting decorative objects from the Marquesas Islands, visited by James Cook during his second Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in 1774. It was engraved by Robert Benard (1734-1777), after William Hodges, and was published in the 1778 French edition of Captain James Cook 2nd Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas. A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. The five objects depicted are: headdress of feathers, fibre and shells, woven fan, ornamental club, neck dress with red seeds and headdress of woven fibre.

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