IDNO

P.87267.VH

Description

Studio portrait of an unknown Fijian gentleman.
Levuka, 1870s. [Fergus Clunie, 26/7/2003]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; Levuka

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Dufty Brothers, Levuka

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1870 - 1880

Collection Name

Von Hugel Collection

Source

Format

Photomechanical Print

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.87222.VH to P.87277.VH were found loose in the Museum’s paper archive envelope, VH1/4/7, which has now been re-numbered C512/.

P.87266.VH and P.87267.VH are printed on one sheet.

Related Image: A set of the same or similar woodburytype from Dufty portraits are in the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, some of which are named, see reference 1998.237 [E. Edwards]

Related Image: This Dufty print or negative appears to be a unique image within the MAA Photograph Collections. [JD 10/10/2017]

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