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1830 engraving Volkergalerie ~ HAWAII Ali'i ~ Boki ~ HULA ~ very early SURFBOARD
1830 engraving Volkergalerie ~ HAWAII Ali'i ~ Boki ~ HULA ~ very early SURFBOARD
1830 engraving Volkergalerie ~ HAWAII Ali'i ~ Boki ~ HULA ~ very early SURFBOARD
1830 engraving Volkergalerie ~ HAWAII Ali'i ~ Boki ~ HULA ~ very early SURFBOARD

1830 engraving Volkergalerie ~ HAWAII Ali'i ~ Boki ~ HULA ~ very early SURFBOARD

$ 52.27

Availability: 87 in stock
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Culture: Hawaiian
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Condition: foxing and wear consistent with 192 years of age.
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Vintage Hawaiian Engraving
    c1830
    Volkergalerie
    (Germany)
    Officier des Konigs, Tanzer von den Sandwich Inseln
    Ali'i chief named
    Boki
    , and a male hula dancer
    ~~~
    Haus des ersten Ministers des Konigsr
    Boki
    's Hale (home) showing his
    surfboard
    contemporary Hand Colorized
    plate size is 6-1/2" by 10"
    blank backed
    A small piece of
    Hawaiian Surfing History
    !
    This is one of the earliest engravings picturing an accurate image
    of a
    Hawaiian Surfboard
    of the Era
    .
    It also shows a
    Hawaiian woman beating tapa/k
    apa
    to make cloth,
    and a man doing a
    hula dance
    .
    light creases, wear, staining, and foxing from 192 years of age.
    This rare piece of Hawaiian history would look great framed!
    guaranteed authentic and unaltered.
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