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File:William Ellis – Sandwich Islands. Two canoes and feather cloak.jpg

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English: Ellis, William Webb, d 1785 :[Sandwich Islands. Two canoes. 1779]. Reference Number: A-264-047-2. At the top in watercolour a chief's cloak (ahu-ula) of red and yellow feathers, spread out to show its pattern. The central pencil drawing shows two figures paddling an outrigger canoe; the lower pencil drawing shows a single figure seated upright in an outrigger canoe.
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Source National Library of New Zealand
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William Wade Ellis  (1751–1785)  wikidata:Q3568594
 
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William W. Ellis; W. Ellis
Description British naturalist
Date of birth/death 1756 (unclarified) 1785 (unclarified)
Location of birth Ely
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Hawaii, Great Britain
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creator QS:P170,Q3568594

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