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Operation du Tatouage a la Nouvelle Zelande (Tattooing (Moko) Process in New Zealand) - Louis Auguste de Sainson (1800-1874) - 1836
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Operation du Tatouage a la Nouvelle Zelande (Tattooing (Moko) Process in New Zealand)

ArtistLouis Auguste de Sainson (1800-1874)
Date1836
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryUncategorized
SourceVoyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde‎ … by Jules Dumont D'Urville

Description

Scene showing Maori moko tattooing, a sacred and painful rite of identity. This engraving was made by the French artist Louis Auguste de Saison during the explorer Dumont d'Urville's voyage to New Zealand.