Hand Colored Antique Print of a Warrior of Sawu Island, Indonesia
€ 190
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Sheet size
26 × 16.5 cm (10.2 × 6.5 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-12707-27
Condition
General age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling/foxing, blank verso. Two pieces of tape on verso. Please study image carefully.
About this sheet
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.
