Portret van J-Kao-onoroh, bewoonster van de Hawaïaanse eilanden 1822

"Portret van J-Kao-onoroh, bewoonster van de Hawaïaanse eilanden" (1822) by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago is a portrait of a Hawaiian woman. The detailed drawing, held in the Rijksmuseum, depicts J-Kao-onoroh wearing a pearl necklace and with her hair styled in a traditional manner. The artist, a French explorer and scientist, traveled to the Hawaiian islands and created this work as part of his documentation of the indigenous culture. This work is considered an example of portraiture and ethnographic art.