The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893?94, Woodcut printed in color on Japanese paper, block: 8 x 14 in. (20. 3 x 35. 6 cm), Prints, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848?1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), This woodcut depicts Tahitian men and women performing the traditional dance known as 'upa 'upa around a bonfire at night. Deemed pagan and obscene due to its sexual suggestiveness, the ritual was banned by Catholic and Protestant missionaries on the island