The fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee

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The fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee

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William Woollett’s dramatic engraving is based on William Hodges’ painting Review of the War Galleys at Tahiti (about 1776). Elevated on a fighting stage is a highly adorned chief wearing a fau – an imposing headdress over 1.2 metres in height. A taumi, a U-shaped neck adornment made from dog hair, feathers, shark teeth, and bark cloth, is draped over his chest. Hodges was the official artist on British explorer James Cook’s second Pacific voyage (1772–75). On 26 April 1774, the travellers w...

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Date created

1777

Creator

William Woollett / William Hodges

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/405537

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Indigenous peoples / Discovery & exploration / national dress / Outrigger canoes / Death mask / Capes (Clothing) / Tahiti (Polynésie française) / Tahitian / ink / paper / prints / engravings / works on paper / engraving / London / Charles Rooking Carter

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