Mouina, Chief Warrior of the Tayehs
David Porter, captain of the US Navy ship Essex, visited Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands in 1813-14. His portrait shows Mouina fully accoutred with a complete tattoo, a club, triton-shell trumpet with toggle, sperm whale tooth necklet, ivory or wood ear ornaments and a feather headdress.
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Format: | Still Image |
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Online Access: | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/122664 |