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Fijian hut outside Govt. House, Levuka, 1880 - 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091A/35

Scope and Contents

200 x 135 mm. A view showing a small group of European officers and Fijian men of the Armed Native Constabulary posed in front of a Fijian house. This beautifully-constructed bure is illustrated in ‘Cyclopaedia of Fiji’ published in 1907. It was built for the visit of the royal princes, the Duke of Clarence and George, Prince of Wales, who visited Fiji in H.M.S. 'Bacchante' in 1881.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1885

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

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Finding aid date

2012-03-16 14:19:04+00:00

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