Hawaiian natives wearing kihei, with animals, sketch by Louis Choris, between 1816 and 1817

Hawaiian natives wearing kihei, with animals, manuscript sketch by louis choris. The dog in the center has been claimed as the only extant image of a hawaiian poi dog by margaret titcomb. "the small dog, middle rear, may have had more hawaiian than foreign blood. " this assessment is supported by anthropologist katharine luomala who noted: "the large dog at the left looks foreign. The smaller dog by the pig somewhat recalls the odd creature in figures 7 and 8 [other polynesian dogs]. ". Date: between 1816 and 1817.