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Peoples and Costume
Hand Colored Antique Print of a Herald of Amarasi, Kupang, Timor
£160
$215 · €190
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1845
- Sheet size
- 10.2 × 6.5 in (26 × 16.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. General age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling/foxing, blank verso. Two pieces of tape on verso. Please study image carefully.
- Island
- Lesser Sunda
- Collection
- Peoples and Costume
- Period
- Raffles to the Cultivation System, 1800 to 1849
- Stock no.
- f_34416222
- Color
- Hand colored
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 'Hérault de Timor'. Hand colored woodcut of a herald of Amarasi, Kupang, Timor, West Timor, Indonesia. He wears a hat with decorative plant fronds and feathers, and a fringed tunic.
This print originates from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde", (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World). Published 1845.
