1879 Wood Engraving Dyak Warrior Shield Spear Weapon Portrait Art Dayak XGS9 Art Styles SAS1C87 zz5172

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1879 Wood Engraving Dyak Warrior Shield Spear Weapon Portrait Art Dayak XGS9 Art Styles SAS1C87 zz5172This is an original 1879 black and white wood engraving of a portrait of a Dyak warrior of Borneo, Indonesia. This image was procured from a rare portfolio of wood engravings and lithographs which delves into the culture and landscape of Australasia in the late 19th century. It accompanied the work of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 1913), the British anthropologist, biologist, and naturalist. Wallace is remembered for first proposing the theory