A portrait of a Fijian man in metal cuffs

A photograph of a shirtless Fijian man sitting on a chair with his arms resting palm-up on his knees. His wrists are bound by metal cuffs. He is wearing a close-fitting necklace of spikes (unknown what they are) and a fibre skirt called a liku. It is likely that this is not a photograph from the expedition, as it is in a photographic studio, indicated by the painted backdrop scenery.

The Burns family were settlers on Viti Levu, Fiji and were killed in 1873 during a Kai Colo raid on the Ba River area.

The print has a caption stating: 'Goneva. Murderer of Burns'.

HMS Challenger (1858) visited Ngaloa and Levuka between 25 July and 1 August 1874 during its scientific circumnavigation of the globe.

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ID:	ALB0175.56
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	25 July - 1 August 1874
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 91 mm x 59 mm x 48 mm
Parts:	Scientific discovery expedition of HMS Challenger (1858) 1872-76, album of Assistant Paymaster John Hynes (Photograph album) A large tabular iceberg in the South Atlantic (Photographic print) (ALB0175.26) A profile portrait photograph of King George of Tonga (Photographic print) (ALB0175.42) A portait photograph of Queen Charlotte of Tonga (Photographic print) (ALB0175.44) A portait photograph of an unknown Tongan man on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.45) A general view along a palm-fringed beach, Tongatabu (Photographic print) (ALB0175.46) A group photograph of four Tongan men and one woman on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.47) A portrait of a Fijian man in metal cuffs (Photographic print) (ALB0175.56) A Malay trader with his son Arron (Photographic print) (ALB0175.57) A general view of the settlement at Levuka, Fiji. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.58) A half-length photograph of a Kai Colo warrior, Fiji (Photographic print) (ALB0175.59) A seated Fijian woman in a short liku skirt. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.60) A group of Fijians on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.61) A broadside view of a Fijian double canoe under sail. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.65) The Pink Terrace, Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand (Photographic print) (ALB0175.84) A bread fruit tree in the middle of a village, Ki Doulan. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.87) Indigenous houses built on stilts over the water at Zamboanga, Mindanao (Photographic print) (ALB0175.98)

A portrait of a Fijian man in metal cuffs

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