"[Lot of 2 - Native Hawaiians]",

A. Bewohner der Sandwichinseln in Koniglicher Prachtkleidung, by J. Honegger, circa 1840, black & white, (9 x 12.3"). Attractive engraving of a young warrior with a fancy head-dress, cape and long spear. Condition: Light scattered foxing primarily along the edges of the sheet. (B+)

B. Bewohner der Sandwich-Inseln, by J. Brodtmann, circa 1827, hand color, (12.5" x 9.5"). The man on the left is Chief Kaneena whom Captain Cook found particularly curious and intelligent. He was, unfortunately, killed in the same skirmish that took Cook's life. Feathered cloak and headdress were reserved for ceremonious occasions only by chiefs. The handsome woman is wearing a cloak and leis around her neck and hair. Cook described the lei as being composed "of exceedingly small feathers, woven so close together as to form a surface as smooth as that of the richest velvet." Condition: (A)

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