Various artists :[Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands; Otago chief of Amsterdam Island; and two other portraits. 1773-1777. Plate] 79.

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Title

Various artists :[Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands; Otago chief of Amsterdam Island; and two other portraits. 1773-1777. Plate] 79.

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Shows two paints of portraits, each of the four taken from different sources, including works by John Webber and William Hodges. Upper left shows Fatafehi Poulaho wearing a fan-shaped feathered headdress. Beside him at top right is a man with bare sholders and a cloth wrapped around his torso. At lower left is a reproduction if Hodges' "Otago, chief of Amsterdam Island (Tongatabu), and beside him at lower right is a woman based on both Webber's "Woman of Eua" and his "Portrait of Poedua" (of ...

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Format

Image

Date created

1777 - 1810 - 1830

Creator

Webber, John, 1751-1793 / Hill, Julian, active 1996-2009

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22791061

Locations

Raiatea / Tonga

Related subjects

Ataongo, active 1770s / Paulaho, Tui Tonga, 1740-1784 / Poedua, 1758- / Clothing and dress / Hawaii / Headgear / Tattooing / Raiatea / Tonga

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