IDNO

P.99898.VH

Description

Dufty studio portrait of a young Fijian chief dressed for ceremony, dance, or the photographer, with a batinivuaka pendant at his throat, fringed white barkcloth iwabale shoulder sash, and a fringed white barkcloth waist sash, and holding a throwing club.
Early to mid 1870s. [Fergus Clunie, 26/7/2003, description from record P.87314.VH, JD 10/10/2017]

Physical Condition: Print mounted onto card.

See P.87314.VH. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003]

Physical Condition: Print mounted onto card.

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; Levuka; Moturiki

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

?Dufty Brothers, Levuka

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa ?1876

Collection Name

von Hügel Collection

Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.99726.VH to P.100050.VH were in the belted folder now numbered C539/3/. 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.

Place: “Moturiki” - Moturiki island lies just west of Ovalau and is closely affiliated to Bau. See P.87314.VH. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003, from record P.99862.VH, JD 15/1/2012]

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