Engraving after jacques etienne victor arago (1790-1855): ooro, one of the principal chiefs of ouriouriou. King of the sandwich islands. [1823]. Reference number: a-112-011. Head and shoulders portrait of a hawaian chief, possibly from oahu, his back and shoulder to the viewer, his head twisted round, his eyes raised. He has tattooing on his face and back and a front tooth missing (an initiation rite). Engraving, 10. 8 x 8. 2 in, from arago, j. Narrative of a voyage round the world in the uranie and physicienne corvettes. London: 1823. Date: circa 1819, published in 1823.
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