IDNO

P.87370.VH

Description

Studio portrait of “Dai Valu” [Daivalu] of “Macuata” [Macuata, northern Vanualevu] a young Fijian man, who has flower ornaments in his hair and tobe tufts growing at the back of his neck. He has an interesting series of ornamental cicatrices on his upper right arm, and is wearing a batinivuaka boar tusk pendant, a fringed white barkcloth waist sash secured by an Armed Native Constabulary belt, and a white isulu skirt, and is holding what looks like an officer’s swagger stick. Levuka, 1870s. [Fergus Clunie, 26/7/2003]

Physical Condition: The print has been trimmed into a ‘T’ shape. [Alex Nadin, 30/9/2003]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; Levuka

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Daivalu

Photographer

?Dufty Brothers, Levuka

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa ?1870 - ?1880

Collection Name

Von Hugel Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.87352.VH to P.87387.VH were in the envelope now numbered C512/6/. This envelope came from the Museum’s paper archive envelope VH1/4/7, which has now been re-numbered C512/.

Photographer: This image was previously provisionally attributed to Dufty, but the curtain is identifiable as being of Francis Dufty’s studio, Levuka. (Compare with P.70157.ACH2.) [JD 28/3/2012]

Related Image: This print or negative appears to be a unique image within the MAA Photograph Collections. [JD 29/12/2011]

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