Archivo:P. Sellier, Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises.jpg

Record Title : [Sellier, P] Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises. [1894?] Reference Number : A-340-045 Physical Description : Ink drawing on card, 233 x 158 mm. Quantity : 1 drawing(s) Scope and Contents : Shows a half-length profile portrait of a seated woman holding a fan in her right hand. Her hair is drawn back and tied with a strip of cloth. her forearms and hands are tattooed, and she wears a necklace and earrings. Other Notes : The figure is based on a work by Louis Le Breton, "La princesse Patini, Tahia, jeune fille de la baie Anna Maria, Iles Nouka-Hiva", Plate no. 59 of: Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie. Atlas pittoresque, vol. 1 / J. Dumont d'Urville, published 1846, from a visit in 1839 or 1840. Collection Record : Sellier, P :[Ten ink drawings of Pacific Islanders including Tahitians, Marquesans, Vanuatuans and Papua New Guineans, 1893 or 1894?] (A-340-044/053) Restrictions : Unrestricted Issue Status : Issuable ITEM Digital Copy : Digital copy available Names : Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866 (as a related subject) Patini, Princess, fl 1837? (Subject) Subjects : Tattooing - French Polynesia - Marquesas Islands Women, Marquesan Fans Places : Nuku Hiva Other Titles : Queen of Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands Orientation : Vertical image Image Type : Ethnographic images Media Processes : Ink drawings Search Dates : 1837 - 1839 Language : French