IDNO

P.99725.VH

Description

“The TUTUVI-i-RANDIMBAU, War club of Thakombau, King of Fiji, and Mace of the Fijian House of Commons, 1871-1874. Presented in Homage and Fealty to QUEEN VICTORIA upon the Cession of Fiji, October 1874”. [von Hugel’s annotation]

Tutuviiradibau, “The Queen of Bau’s wrapper” - a bo’ai war club of Ratu Seru Cakobau, which was offered by him for Queen Victoria as a token of submission when Fiji was colonised by Britain in 1874, and returned embellished with symbolic silver gewgaws to Fiji where it served as the ceremonial mace of the legislative council, and since independence and between coups, as the mace of parliament. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1875 - 1880

Collection Name

von Hügel Collection

Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.99725.VH to P.99758.VH were in the belted folder now numbered C539/1/. This was formerly kept in paper archive Large Box G; VH1/4/5. It has now been transferred to the photo archive. The lists describing the contents of this box have been returned to the Paper Archive.

Related Image: This print or negative appears to be a unique image within the MAA Photograph Collections. [JD 8/1/2012]

This print has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Fund. [A. Nadin, 4/9/2003]