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#3036 Marquesan chief Postcard, c 1919-20 (not postally used) From an original photograph by Gauthier, c 1919 Published by Braun et Cie, Paris 140 x 94 mm The subject is heavily tattooed and wears a head ornament of clam and turtle shell, paekaha. He is holding a club, U'u. cf Blackburn, Tattoos from paradise: traditional Polynesian patterns. Schiffer, 1999, p 141. Very good condition; rounded corners..