Pacific Islands Collection (page 2)

Waterfall of Port Praslin, New Ireland, 19th century. Scene from the circumnavigation of the world undertaken between 1822

Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea Artist: G Bramati
Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea, 1820-1839. Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Maori pa, or fortified village, on the Whanganui River, North Island, New Zealand, 1902. Artist: Muir & Moodie
Maori pa, or fortified village, on the Whanganui River, North Island, New Zealand, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Maori chief with elaborately tattooed face and weather cloak, 1902. Artist: Josiah Martin
A Maori chief with elaborately tattooed face and weather cloak, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Maori youth carrying the flat greenstone (nephrite) club known as a mere, 1902. Artist: Iles
A Maori youth carrying the flat greenstone (nephrite) club known as a mere, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Maoris bathing in a hot pool, 1902. Artist: Muir & Moodie
Maoris bathing in a hot pool, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Hongi, traditional Maori greeting, New Zealand, 1902. Artist: Muir & Moodie
Hongi, traditional Maori greeting, New Zealand, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Maori girl with matting dress, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Samoan canoe with outrigger, and its occupants, 1902. Artist: Kerry & Co
A Samoan canoe with outrigger, and its occupants, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Maori lady in full dress, 1902. Artist: Josiah Martin
A Maori lady in full dress, 1902.From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Samoan girl, with chaplet of hibiscus flowers, 1902. Artist: Thomas Andrew
A Samoan girl, with chaplet of hibiscus flowers, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Samoan chief in full ceremonial costume, 1902. Artist: Thomas Andrew
A Samoan chief in full ceremonial costume, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Samoan woman wearing a collar of cachalots teeth and a ceremonial headdress, 1902. Artist: Josiah Martin
A Samoan woman wearing a collar of cachalots teeth and a ceremonial headdress of tow and mother-of-pearl, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co. London, 1902]

A group of Samoan dancing women in full costume, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A group of Samoans, including the well-known rebel Mata afa Iosefo (the standing figure), 1902. Artist: Thomas Andrew
A group of Samoans, including the well-known rebel Mata afa Iosefo (the standing figure), 1902. Mata afa Iosefo was the candidate backed by the Germans for the kingship of Samoa during their rivalry

A Samoan chief, Vraila, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Mortuary platform in New Guinea, 1902. Artist: W Lindt
Mortuary platform in New Guinea, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Dobos, tree houses for unmarried women in Melanesia, 1902. Artist: W Lindt
Dobos, tree houses for unmarried women in Melanesia, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Solomon Island woman in native dress, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A woman of Fiji in native dress, 1902. Artist: Josiah Martin
A woman of Fiji in native dress, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Two Fijian princesses with the hair dressed in European style, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Male and female Hawaiians in full face, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Hula dancer, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A native shrimper, Hawaii, with his net, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A native feast in Hawaii, showing the characteristic vessels, 1902. Artist: William H Rau
A native feast in the Hawaii, showing the characteristic vessels, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Hawaiian youth, Honolulu, 1902. A Hawaiian Youth, Honolulu, Who Might As Well Pass For A European. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A maid of the village, Suenga, Samoa, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Tongan woman, with scarlet hibiscus blossoms in her hair, 1902. Artist: JJ Lister
A Tongan woman, with scarlet hibiscus blossoms in her hair, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Marquesa woman with the lower part of the legs fully tattooed, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Map of the Pacific Ocean, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of the Pacific Ocean, c1910s

A Change of Residence, c. 1899, (1946). Artist: Paul Gauguin
A Change of Residence, c.1899, (1946). Changement de Residence in French, print made during Gauguins second visit to Tahiti

Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Noa Noa, c. 1890s, (1946). Artist: Paul Gauguin
Noa Noa, c.1890s, (1946). During his first visit to Tahiti (1891-1893), Paul Gauguin documented his experiences in his travel journal, Noa Noa

Fijians Pay Homage, 1927 (1937). The Duke and Duchess of York in Fiji during their tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1927

Tonga, c1885. Artist: Canedi Barberis
Tonga, c1885

Church, Samoa, c1875

Two scenes from the Pacific Islands, c1780s(?). Artist: Page
Two scenes from the Pacific Islands, c1780s(?). Top: The mode of dancing in the Island of Ulielea. Bottom: Exact representation of a morai, or burial place, in Olaheilee

War canoe, Solomon Islands, c1923. Artist: HJ Shepstone
War canoe, Solomon Islands, c1923. A print from Countries of the World, Volume VI, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1923

Native canoe on a palm shaded beach, Solomon Islands, c1923. Artist: York & Son
Native canoe on a palm shaded beach, Solomon Islands, c1923. A print from Countries of the World, Volume VI, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1923

Fire walking in Fiji, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

How We Go to Cricket in the Solomon Islands, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

A Roro chief dressed for a ceremonial dance, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Artist: Charles Gabriel Seligman
A Roro chief dressed for a ceremonial dance, Papua New Guinea, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Woman wearing full mourning costume, Melanesia, 1920. Artist: Gunnar Landtman
Woman wearing full mourning costume, Melanesia, 1920. After the death of a man his wife is secluded in an enclosure of mats, she smears her body in mud, wails continuously and only goes out at night

Women in festival attire, Melanesia, 1920. Artist: George Brown
Women in festival attire, Melanesia, 1920. Melanesian women dressed in all their finery ready to welcome home their menfolk who have been away in their canoes

Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Artist: Strecker and Schroder
Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. These distinctive masks are worn by members of the Duk Duk society

Dancers of the Fly River region, Papua New Guinea, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Malformation of the ears, Solomon Islands, 1920. Artist: JW Beattie
Malformation of the ears, Solomon Islands, 1920. A man with pierced ear lobes enlarged by discs and a nose ring. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Man from the Samoan Islands, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

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