Women Of Polynesia: 50 Years Of Postcard Views 1898-1948

Beautiful Polynesian women lure you through the pages of this stunning book. Be transported to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Naratonga, Fiji, and the Maori regions of New Zealand to view beguiling native inhabitants through postcard images that date from 1898 to 1920. Concise text presents interesting pertinent facts about Polynesian geography, people, and local history. Women in Polynesian societies portray exotic ideals that many European artists and writers have fallen in love with and immortalized.