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John William (J.W.) Waters
Fijian Warrior (with whale tooth necklace)1884

Not on view
Sepia-toned portrait photograph, bare-chested man with a large voluminous hairstyle and a layered collar necklace of cream-colored tusks, turned slightly in three-quarter profile
probably by
John William (J.W.) Waters
London, 1851 - 1934, active Fiji
Title
Fijian Warrior (with whale tooth necklace)
Culture
Fijian
Date Made
1884
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 × 5 5/8 in. (20 × 14.29 cm) Mat: 14 3/4 × 12 in. (37.47 × 30.48 cm) Frame: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1/2 in. (39.37 × 31.75 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number
M.2015.33.9
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Selected Bibliography
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.

Related Unframed

Highlights from “Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific”
Highlights from “Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific”
  • January 13, 2020