Scene depicting a group of women dancing, wearing ceremonial costumes, in front of white men, wearing suits and top hats sitting on the right of the image, and a crowd of men and women sitting and standing in the background. The dancers wear cloth wrap skirts, personal ornaments and have a section of their hair limed at the front. 1822. Lithograph, with brown, green, yellow and pink tones. Date: 1822. Dimensions: Height: 25.10 centimetres; Width: 40.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Ludwig Choris. Collection: British Museum. Danse les Femmes dans les iles Sandwich (Womens dance in the Sandwich Islands) (BM Oc2006,Prt.94)
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