IDNO

P.99931.VH

Description

Five studio portraits of Fijian chiefly men or youths. All early to mid 1870s.
a. Youth of Tokatoka, Rewa, SE Vitilevu. See P.99964.VH.
b. Macuata man, northern Vanualevu. See P.4119.ACH1.
c. Ngau island man, Lomaiviti Group. Gau island. See P.99965.VH, and P.52447.VH.
d. Macuata man, northern Vanualevu. See P.4119.ACH1, where he is in atendance of b., above.
e. Bau youth: Ratu Sakiusa. See P.99878.VH and P.99959.VH. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003]

Physical Condition: Print mounted onto card.

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; ?Levuka; Vitilevu; Rewa; Ngau island; Lomaiviti Group; Gau island; northern Vanualevu; Bau

Cultural Affliation

Macuata

Named Person

Ratu Sakiusa

Photographer

?Dufty Brothers, Levuka

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1870 - 1875

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.

Photographer: These prints were provisionally attributed to “?Dufty Brothers, Levuka”, but the related uncropped print, P.99878.VH, to the fifth image has now been attributed to the Dufty Studio, Levuka. This is consistent with the style and props used in the image. The Photographer and Place fields have been amended accordingly. [JD 12/3/2012]

This print has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Fund. [A. Nadin, 24/9/2003]