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Drayton, Joseph fl 1840s :Club dance. Feejee / [drawn by] J Drayton eng[raved] by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch. [Philadelphia, 1849]
- Date
- 1840
- By
- Drayton, Joseph, 1795-1856; Rawdon, Wright & Hatch (Firm)
- Reference
- A-282-003
- Description
Dance being performed by some hundred Fijians, bearing a variety of clubs, while in the centre of the gathering a Fijian "clown" performs, watched by American sailors, in Fijian village, surrounded by coconut palms and one banana palm, with tall hills in background. The dance was held in honour of the United States Exploring Expedition at Levuka.
This performance took place in 1840. Details were not published until 1849
Other Titles - Feejee = Fiji
Extended Title - From: "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition... / Charles Wilkes. Phildelphia, 1849. Vol III, opp p 190
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 119 x 177 mm on sheet 175 x 277 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Ethnographic illustrations, Landscapes (Representations), Engraving, hand-coloured 119 x 177 mm on sheet 175 x 277 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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