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A man of the Sandwich Islands dancing. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by Charles...

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A man of the Sandwich Islands dancing. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by Charles Grignion. A scene in Hawaii in 1778. A man with tattooed legs and arms is holding a circular feather-edged shield in his right hand. Around his neck is seaweed and he has dog's teeth leggings attached below his knees. He is dancing. In the background is part of a house, with a low stone wall and a banana palm.
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British Library, London, UK
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A collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson, and J. F. Miller, made in the Countries visited by Captain James Cook in his First Voyage [1768-1771], also of prints published in John Hawksworth's Voyages of Biron [Byron], Wallis, and Cook [1773], as well as in Cook's second and third Voyages [1772-1775, 1776-1780]. Illustrator: Webber, John 1768-1780 Source/Shelfmark: Add.23921 f.76 Captain Cook's third voyage.

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armour / dance / USA / North America / America (continent) / tattoo / buckler / body paint / man / men / pacific islander / pacific islander ethnicity / portait / people / tattoo / 18th century / dance / north america / nationality / action / ethnicity / polynesian / portrait / sandwich islands / entertaining activities / male / us states / hawaiian / shield / engraving / united states of america / hawaii / usa
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