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King Cacobau, Fiji. Original albumen photograph, c 1873

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Cacobau (1817-1883), paramount chief of Bau, Fiji.
Original albumen photograph, c 1873 (on original board mount)
175 x 135 mm (actual image)
Photographer unknown
Inscribed in ink: King Cacobau.
Ratu Seru Cakobau was monarch of Fiji for a brief period only, before the Cession of Fiji to Britain in 1874.
 Fine condition; slightly faded.
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