Pacific Islands Marquesas Tattoo & Statue Tribal Headdress Vtg. Photo 19thC.
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Pacific Islands Marquesas Tattoo & Statue Tribal Headdress Vtg. Photo 19thC.
£10.00
Pacific Islands Fiji Man Tattoo & Statue Tribal Headdress Vtg. Photo 19thC.
This quality reprint of a vintage photo shows a man from the Pacific Islands, possibly Fiji or Samoa, stands beside a large carved ancestral figure. He is adorned with a traditional skirt, an elaborate headdress, and extensive tattoos on his legs. This style of ethnographic portrait was popular in the late 19th century. Traditional tattooing (tatau) and carving are deeply significant art forms in Polynesian cultures, often representing social status, genealogy, and spiritual connections.
Shipping Details
We ship worldwide from the UK. There is no additional charge for extra prints.
Print Details
• Prints measure 10x8 inches (25x20cms).
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
Perfect For
• Framing and display
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
Please note - commercial, editorial or other such use is expressly forbidden