Polynesian culture. View of a house of the dead in Otaheite (Tahiti). The dead are laid out underneath this house,known as a tupapow,in a ceremony conducted by a village elder seen here toward the left. This plate was published in An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty : for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere,by John Hawkesworth,printed at London in 1773 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
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