IDNO

P.87210.VH

Description

Posed group portrait of the same little whiteman as in P.87207 and P.87208, this time being informally served a bilo or coconut shell cup full of yaqona / kava by Yadi Cakobau. The woman who has prepared the yaqona looks on with the ibo strainer in her hand. Cakaudrove barkcloth in background. The bowl is a kumete which in fact appears to be empty, so they are apparently only going through the motions for the photograph. Bau, 1895. [Fergus Clunie, 26/7/2003]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Near Viti Levu; Bau Island

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Yadi Cakobau

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

?1895

Collection Name

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.87203 to P.87221 were in the Museum’s paper archive envelope, OA2/5/12, which has now been re-numbered C511/.

Related Image: This print or negative appears to be a unique image within the MAA Photograph Collections. [JD 21/12/2011]

This print has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [A. Nadin, 2/7/2003]