Marquesans - Marquesas Islands
Marquesans | Te Pua O Feani, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands | French Polynesia, 2016
The original inhabitants of the archipelago are known in the local language as Enanaa, meaning ‘people’. The word hao’e, ‘white foreigners’, is used to refer to outsiders and newcomers, particularly colonizers from the West.
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Editions
Limited to 19
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frame
Wallnut wood
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glass
Musem glass
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Sizes
074 x 062 cm - Edition of 9
120 x 100 cm - Edition of 6
170 x 140 cm - Edition of 3
207 x 170 cm - Edition of 1
