Polynesian woman of Tonga, Pacific Islands. In woven mat taʻovala or wrap, and kiekie or ornamental girdle, necklace, bracelets and anklets. Femme des Isles des Amis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.

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