Title

'Fijians Pay Homage', 1927 (1937). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Fijians Pay Homage', 1927 (1937). The Duke and Duchess of York in Fiji during their tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1927. The chief of the Fijians is seen presenting the Duke of York with a whale's tooth. Card No 27 of 50 from Our King And Queen cigarette cards produced for W.D. & H.O. Wills, The Imperial Tobacco Company. [London, 1937]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C77_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

15,7Mb (1,5Mb) / 10,7in x 5,7in / 3216 x 1708 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel female Duke of York DSS cigarette card E Queen Mother HM King George VI tradition dress His Majesty women woman people male man men hat ceremony monarch guy costume clothes British king Fiji Melanesia queen royal dress traditional costume gift present location century tour Britain paying presentation presenting giving Pacific Islands royalty princess lady concept twenties B&W chief receiving MONOCHROME prince melanesian black & white black and white B W Duke homage Fijian 1920s 20th century duchess The Print Collector British Empire colonialism Duchess of York Duke of York royal family royal visit sovereign TGN traditional dress King George VI King of Great Britain the Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth photograph the Queen Mother Unknown Saxe-Coburg-Gotha George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Albert Frederick Arthur George photograph cigarette card