Description: Two pages from an 1870 publication ( dated "1870") with brief articles on Fiji Islanders in the South Pacific. 7 3/4" x 10 7/8" " The Museum - Feejee Islanders Double Canoe " " The Museum - Fijian Hair Dressing " Two illustrations : 1. " Double Canoe of the Feejee Islanders " 2. " Fijian Modes of Dressing the Hair " (" The men are very fastidious about their hair, and, as rain would utterly destroy all the elaborately dressed locks, they use, in rainy weather, a piece of soft hide to cover their heads.") (" The mode of building the large war canoes is very ingenious. The first process is to lay the keel , which is made of several pieces of wood carefully ' scarfed ' together, and upon it the planking is fixed, without requiring ribs..." etc., etc. ) --------- Condition. Aged paper. A little wear at the outer edge. ( see the photos ) Otherwise good. Over 150 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.
Price: 20.01 USD
Location: Coventry, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-08-18T14:46:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Pacific Islanders: Boat Building
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: Australia, Oceania
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1870
