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A Mourning Dress from Tahiti
, c. 1770
[Gottingen University]
This Tahitian costume acquired by Captain Cook helped create European notions of Pacific cultures.
This Tahitian costume acquired by Captain Cook helped create European notions of Pacific cultures.