A Man of the Sandwich Islands with his helmet, 1779
Hawaii artisans fashioned feathers-covered helmets in several distinct styles. They made feather capes, cloaks, lei and ceremonial items from the colorful feathers of several endemic forest song births, now mostly extinct.
8 ½ X11, limited edition, hand colored etching
Watermark does not appear on original etching
This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 30 September, 2006.
