Hand Colored Antique Print of a Warrior of Sawu Island, Indonesia

Reference
BG-12707-27
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
26.0 x 16.5 cm (10.2 x 6.5 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 190

Antique print titled 'Guerrier de l’Ile Sawoe'. Hand colored woodcut of a warrior of Sawu island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He wears a batik headcloth, ikat sarong (skirt), belt with kris, bracelets, and carries a lance and shield.

This print originates from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde", (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World). Published 1845.

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