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The tomb of Tongamana in Tonga, with people standing in the foreground. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau and V. Adam after L.A. de Sainson, ca. 1833.

A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava in the Friendly Islands. Lithograph by A. Noël after L.A. de Sainson.

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Sainson, M. de (Louis Auguste), 1801-1887

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The tomb of Tongamana in Tonga, with people standing in the foreground. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau and V. Adam after L.A. de Sainson, ca. 1833.

A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava in the Friendly Islands. Lithograph by A. Noël after L.A. de Sainson.