IDNO

D.154002.VH

Description

Woodblock of a trophy of four human thigh and shin bones stuck in the fork of a molikana or shaddock (Citrus grandis) tree. Each bone represents a man eaten, and was probably recorded during a tour to the highlands of Vivilevu?.
For background to this form of commemorative register, see Fergus Clunie, 1986, ‘Yalo i Viti’, note 196, pp.186-89. [Fergus Clunie, 16/10/2003, from record P.100280.VH, JD 9/12/2011]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Fiji; Vitilevu

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Smith, J. [Artist]

Collector / Expedition

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron); Hayter, F.J. [Book editor]

Date

Collection Name

von Hügel Collection

Source

Format

Photomechanical Book Illustration

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.153981.VH - P.154044.VH were transferred from the Paper Archive OA2/1/18, in 2021, and located in a cardboard folder now numbered C1046/.

P.153981.VH - P.154039.VH were found in a brown envelope now numbered C1046/1.

Bibliographical Reference: For background to this form of commemorative register, see Fergus Clunie, 1986, ‘Yalo i Viti’, note 196, pp. 186-89. [Fergus Clunie, 16/10/2003]