IDNO

D.153966.VH

Description

“Na Vatu, Rakiraki.” [von Hügel’s caption]

Pen and ink drawing by Constance Frederika Gordon Cumming, traveller and theoretical “companion” to Lady Gordon, author of “At Home in Fiji", ‘A Lady’s Cruise in a French Man of War’, etc., done whilst she was in Fiji in 1875-1877.
“Na Vatu, Rakiraki” - A. von Hugel’s caption. “Na Vatu Raki Raki, Viti Levu, Fiji, Oct 8th 1876” - artist’s caption. The crag of Navatu in Ra, northeastern Vitilevu. Women fishing with nets at left.
See pp.243-250 of the CUMAA edition of ‘At Home in Fiji’ for the artist’s Navatu sojourn. [Fergus Clunie, 17/10/2003, description from P.100313.VH, JD 23/11/2022]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu; Ra; Navatu

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Gordon Cumming, Constance Frederica [Original Artist]

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

8 October 1876

Collection Name

von Hügel Collection

Source

Format

Drawing

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.153893.VH - D.153980.VH were transferred from the Paper Archive VH1/4/9 (envelope 5), in 2021, and located in a paper folder now numbered C1045/.

D.153946.VH - D.153980.VH were wrapped in brown paper, now numbered C1045/2.

D.153946.VH - D.153979.VH were found together in a brown Boots envelope, now numbered C1045/2/1.