Copperplate print ca 1811 from the seventh volume of Bertuch's \Bilderbuch Fuer Kinder\" with contemporary hand colouring. Two Marquesas warriors

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Copperplate print ca 1811 from the seventh volume of Bertuch's \Bilderbuch Fuer Kinder\" with contemporary hand colouring. Two Marquesas warriors with traditional tribal tattoos. Nuka Hiwa is the largest island of the Marquesas. The Nukahivans were famous for their elaborate tattoos and headhunter trophy taking. One warrior holds the large hardwood war club for which they were also renowned."

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Photo credit: © PAUL D STEWART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anthropology, artwork, ethnic, ethnographic, ethnography, french, headhunter, hiwa, human, illustration, marquesas, nukahiver, nukahiwer, nuku, pacific, people, person, polynesia, skull, south, tatoo, tattoo, tribal, tribe, trophy, warrior