Islander Collection (page 6)

BURNING OF IDOLS, 1815. The burning of idols by the natives of Otaheite (modern Tahiti), 1815. Line engraving, American, 1832

TAHITI: MISSIONARIES, 1797. The reception of the first missionaries at Otaheite (modern Tahiti). Line engraving, American, 1832

MISSIONARY, 1832. The Gospel Preached to the Heathen. Steel engraving, American, 1832

TAHITI: DANCE, 1855. The Upa-Upa, a Tahitian dance: wood engraving, French, 1855

HMS CHALLENGER, 1872-76. Officers of the British survey ship HMS Challenger bartering with natives of the Admiralty Islands during the voyage of 1872-76. Wood engraving, late 19th century

ABEL TASMAN EXPEDITION 1643. Ships of the exploring expedition of the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman (right) and Polynesian outrigger canoes near the shore of one of the Fiji Islands

THURSDAY O. CHRISTIAN (1790-1831). Son of Fletcher Christian, and the first person born on Pitcairn Island. Wood engraving, 1855

Native Fisherman - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Date: 1907

Solomon Islands - Pacific - Santa Cruz
Houses in the Temotu province, (formerly the Santa Cruz province), Solomon Islands - Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

The Orkney Express
A slightly mocking postcard entitled: The Orkney Express, depicting an ox-drawn cart carrying peat and a local farmer Date: 1910s

Peat cuttings, islander cutting seam through peat, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Schouten exploring New Guinea, 1616

GPAC2A-00003
Outrigger canoes at a native village in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19-century illustration

Papuan natives, 1800s
Group of Koyari chiefs and their families, southeast New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Firewalkers, Polynesian Cultural Center, Viti Levu Island, Fiji

Samoan Chief
A superb postcard depiction of a Samoan chief with headdress decorated with shells, feathers and flowers and round gold plates and a fine handlebar moustache

Fijian Man and Jackfruit Tree
A Fijian Man and the impressive fruit of the Jackfruit Tree

People of the Andaman Islands - a fishing party

Javanese
Three Indonesian men: a Javanese ruler, his servant with a closed parasol, and an islander

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