Framed and on the wall
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Peoples and Costume
Antique Print of Two Warriors of Ombai Island
Ombai is now Alor.
$135
€120 · £100
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- Not stated
- Sheet size
- 5.7 × 8.9 in (14.5 × 22.7 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. Minor fading. Shows some wear, foxing and soiling. Narrow bottom margin, stamp on verso. Please study image carefully.
- Island
- Lesser Sunda
- Place names
- Ombai is now Alor
- Collection
- Peoples and Costume
- Stock no.
- f_34589732
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'Guerriers de l'ile d'Ombai'. Two warriors of Ombai Island, Papua fighting. Ombai is an alternative name for the island of Alor. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790, 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on traveling and writing for the theater.
