Joseph Dufour. Easter Island and Palau (Panels 19–20). 1804.
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Joseph Dufour. Easter Island and Palau (Panels 19–20). 1804.

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Joseph Dufour et Cie (est. 1797) Pacific Islanders Easter Island and Palau (Panels 19–20) From: *“Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique” or “Les Voyages du Capitaine Cook”*Designed by Jean-Gabriel Charvet (1750–1829)Mâcon and Paris, France: 1804–1805 Block-printed wallpaperDimensions: 69" x 29" These final two panels from Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique provide a contrasting portrait of two of the most distant and fascinating island cultures encountered by European explorers: Easter Island and the Palau Islands. Rendered with grace and compositional harmony, these scenes offer more than ethnographic detail — they reflect the Enlightenment’s captivation with both the mystery and humanity of Pacific peoples.   Panel 19: Easter Island At the edge of a small bay, a man and woman from Easter Island stand in quiet dignity. The man’s body is adorned with full-body tattoos, and he wears a striking feathered wicker headdress, along with a netted petticoat and a fiber cloak known as a hahou. The

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