IDNO

P.99944.VH

Description

P.99940.VH - P.99945.VH: P.99940.VH is a studio portrait of Ratu Timoce Tavanavanua, second son of Ratu Cakobau and Yadi Samanunu of Bau. See P.99849.VH.
The others, in mixed order, are the same gentry as in P.99931.VH, q.v. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003]

Five studio portraits of Fijian chiefly men or youths. All early to mid 1870s. ...
e. Bau youth: Ratu Sakiusa. See P.99878.VH and P.99959.VH. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003, from record P.99931.VH, updated JD 22/1/2012]

Cropped studio portrait to show only one of two exquisite young Bauan swells, that being Ratu Sakiusa standing at left with the chiefly iroi fly whisk. He has a flashy youth’s hair styles - Ratu Sakiusa’s otherwise quite short hair being drawn up in a tuft at the back of his head, with tobe ringlets falling down the back of his neck. Ratu Sakiusa’s iwabale shoulder sash and equally skimpy malo loincloth, the latter drawn up high in the provocative malowala fashion, are of fringed and patterned barkcloth, with the groin area of his malo discretely screened by a beaded liku overskirt. He also wears a beaded necklace.
Circa 1871-1873. [Fergus Clunie, 14/7/2003, from record P.99878.VH, updated JD 22/1/2012]

Physical Condition: Print mounted onto card.

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Ovalau Island; Levuka; Bau

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Ratu Sakiusa

Photographer

Dufty, Francis Herbert (Dufty Brothers, Levuka)

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1871 - 1873

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: This print was provisionally attributed to “?Dufty Brothers, Levuka”, but the related uncropped print, P.99878.VH, 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, 29/9/2003]