National Anthropological Archives

Copy of Levuka Studios photograph of a Lau chief, circa 1885

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R78-25
Creators:
Levuka Studios
Dates:
circa 1885
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Copy print
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Copy of a halftone print depicting a part-Tongan chief from the Lau Islands. The chief was photographed by Levuka Studios when he came to Levuka for a ceremony.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Original in Fiji Museum, Suva.
Custodial History note
Donated by Saul Riesenberg, Department of Anthropology, 1978.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copy prints of photographs held by Fiji Museum cannot be copied. Copies may be obtained from that repository.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot R78-25, Levuka Studios photograph of a Lau chief, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Saul H. Riesenberg papers.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R78-25


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Levuka (Fiji) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lau (Solomon Islands people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tongans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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