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  • A funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Captain Cook in Tahiti on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • Tahitians kneeling before Captain James Wilson after the cession of the district of Matavai in Tahiti. Stipple engraving with etching by F. Bartolozzi after R. Smirke.
  • Taiyota, a boy from Otaheite (Tahiti), playing the nose-flute. Etching by R.B. Godfrey, 1773, after S. Parkinson.
  • Matavai Bay, Tahiti and some of its inhabitants on board boats, encountered on Captain Cook's second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Watts, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • Young men and women in Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The fleet of Tahiti assembled at Pare. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • Young men and women in Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Tu, ruler of Te Porionuu, Tahiti, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • A young woman from Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Two red fish appear to swim inside a green condom in an ocean of sharks; representing a warning of the dangers of not using sexual protection and AIDS. Colour lithograph by Lionel Bouhier, 1992.
  • Potatau, a man in Tahiti encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • A young woman from Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A couple stand next to a man on a scooter who offers a condom to a man leaning against a car in a beach setting; an advertisement for safe sex and condoms by the Service d'Education pour la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph, 1990.
  • A tear divides an embracing naked couple, representing a warning about safe sex and AIDS prevention by the Service d'Education pour la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph by B. Hugueville and E. Gispalou, 1990.
  • A Tahitian couple hold hands between a ball radiating rays of energy, surrounded by a border bearing numerous decorative Tahitian couples; a reminder of the importance of fidelity and sexual protection to prevent AIDS in Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph by Robertson Dale, 1992.
  • A tear divides an embracing naked couple representing a warning about safe sex and AIDS prevention by the Service d'Education pour la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph by B. Hugueville and E. Gispalou, 1990.
  • A couple stand next to a man on a scooter who offers a condom to a man leaning against a car in a beach setting; an advertisement for safe sex and condoms by the Service d'Education Pour La Santé, Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph, 1990.
  • A human sacrifice witnessed by Captain Cook on the island of Tahiti. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The body of Vehiatua II, chief of Teahupo'o, lying in state in Tahiti two years after his death, as encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Webber, 1789.