DGC418683 \'The Last Purchase, illustration from \'Appleton\'s Journal\', May 4, 1872 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: satirical and humorous article, reflecting 19th century Western and European prejudices and racism of this period, on life, customs and culture in the South Pacific and the South Sea islands, the different attitudes to work shown in Australia by coolies and aborigines, cannibalism. hair styles and trade; this cartoon lampoons Kanakas about to return home with umbrellas, their last purchase and an \'aristocratic emblem\'; 99 Australia; South Pacific; aborigine; aborigines; work; labour; labor; coolie; satire; humour; humor; patronising; condescending; culture; Kanaka; condescension; prejudice; racism; racist; satirical; condescension; nineteenth; century; sociology; psychology; South Pacific; South Sea; islands; life; customs; culture; attitudes; work; Kanakas; umbrella; umbrellas; purchase; symbol; emblem;); Prismatic Pictures ; American, out of copyright.