IDNO

P.87309.VH

Description

Studio portrait of “Samuela” of Draiba, Ovalau, dressed in full ceremonial or war dress, with a trade bead necklace, bead-studded vesa armbands bracing his arms above the elbows, a broad waist sash of smoked barkcloth and a black likusausauwai overskirt over his malo loincloth.
Circa 1875-1876. [Fergus Clunie, 26/7/2003]

Physical Condition: Print mounted onto card.

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; Levuka; Draiba

Cultural Affliation

?Kai Colo [historically Big Head Mountaineers]

Named Person

Samuela

Photographer

Dufty, Francis Herbert (Dufty Brothers, Levuka)

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1875 -1876

Collection Name

Von Hugel Collection

Source

Format

Carte-de-visite; Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.87297.VH to P.87320.VH were wrapped in the piece of paper now numbered C512/3/. This envelope came from the Museum’s paper archive envelope VH1/4/7, which has now been re-numbered C512/.

Related Image: This print appears to be the original image from which the associated photographs have been derived from. [JD 8/11/2011]

This print has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Program One.