[A toopapaoo i.e. tupapa'u of a chief, with a priest making his offering to the morai, in Huoheine],...
[A toopapaoo i.e. tupapa'u of a chief, with a priest making his offering to the morai, in Huoheine],...
[A toopapaoo i.e. tupapa'u of a chief, with a priest making his offering to the morai, in Huoheine], 1777 / drawn by John Webber
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Author / Creator
Date
1777
Call Numbers
DL Pf 56
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Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - Watercolour - 31.5 x 49.5 cm.
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[A toopapaoo i.e. tupapa'u of a chief, with a priest making his offering to the morai, in Huoheine], 1777 / drawn by John Webber
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Engraved as plate no. 8 in the 1808 Boydell edition of Webber's Views in the South Seas. The engraving shows the same in reverse, with the alteration of a few minor details.
"Lot No. 3" ("5" crossed out) and "3", in ink, on back.
Signature / Inscriptions
Drawn from nature at Huaina 1777 in Webber's hand.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DL Pf 56
Record Identifier
n88ELaPn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88ELaPn
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Reference code
457667
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