IDNO

D.153970.VH

Description

"Korotiki, Vitilevu Bau, Ra province, north coast of Viti Levu." [von Hügel's caption]

Korotiki, which had a koronivalu or fortified town built onto its side, is the volcanic plug at centre. Vitilevu Bay. See pp.255-257 of CUMAA’s edition of ‘At Home in Fiji’, 27 October 1876. [Fergus Clunie, 17/10/2003, description from P.100309.VH, JD 23/11/2022]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu; Korotiki [Koro Tiki]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Gordon, Arthur Lewis [Artist]

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron)

Date

circa 1877

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.