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South Sea Islands Collection

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Ludee, One of the Wives of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788. Creator: Henry Kingsbury

Ludee, One of the Wives of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788. Creator: Henry Kingsbury
Ludee, One of the Wives of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Prince Lee Boo, Second Son of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788. Creator: Henry Kingsbury

Prince Lee Boo, Second Son of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788. Creator: Henry Kingsbury
Prince Lee Boo, Second Son of Abba Thulle, May 1, 1788

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: South Sea Island, n. d. Creator: Lorens Gottman

South Sea Island, n. d. Creator: Lorens Gottman
South Sea Island, n.d

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Mahana no atua (Day of the God), 1894. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Mahana no atua (Day of the God), 1894. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Mahana no atua (Day of the God), 1894

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Tooth Sword, South Sea Islands, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen &

Tooth Sword, South Sea Islands, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen &
Tooth Sword, South Sea Islands, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: The ceremonial costume of war and everyday waist-cloth, Gilbert Islands, 1922

The ceremonial costume of war and everyday waist-cloth, Gilbert Islands, 1922. Artist: Thomas McMahon
The ceremonial costume of war and everyday waist-cloth, Gilbert Islands, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Man from the Samoan Islands, 1848

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

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Woman from the Samoan Islands, 1848

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

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Australian Inhabitants, 1800-1850. Artist: G Mutzel

Australian Inhabitants, 1800-1850. Artist: G Mutzel
Australian Inhabitants, 1800-1850. Far from being one homogenous race, at the time of European settlement in the 18th century, the estimated 750

Background imageSouth Sea Islands Collection: Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. Artist: J Bull

Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. Artist: J Bull
Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. A man from Papua New Guinea. Engraving from the Natural History of Man by J Bull, (London, c1840)


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