1840 Tattooed Chief from NEW ZEALAND hand colored FOLIO lithograph - Ethnology

Antique print titled 'Chefs von Neuseeland - Chefs de la nouvelle-Zélande'. This print depicts chiefs of New Zealand, with facial tattoos. 

Fuchs del.; Lith v. Honegger

Stone lithography was the first printmaking technology that allowed a traditional artist to work using traditional techniques, and to create prints that could rival an original painting in terms of detail, mood and color variations.

37 x 27 cm Large Folio.

[Zürich: Brodtmann, 1840].