Studio portrait of a tattooed Marquesan dancer.

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[Circa 1887]. Albumen print photograph, 200 x 140 mm, unmounted; verso with fully contemporary caption in pencil: Marquesan dancer; a strong print with rich tonal range and excellent clarity and contrast; the print is in very good condition, with the tiniest of nicks at two of the corners and some insignificant light creasing to the thin paper. This culturally significant portrait of a tattooed Marquesan dancerwas taken by Charles Spitz in his studio in Papeete, Tahiti around 1887 (cf.Tréhin, 89). Along with the perhaps more well-known image by Mrs Sophia Hoare (cf. Tréhin, 85), Spitz's striking full-length portrait is one of the two key nineteenth-century photographic images documenting traditional Marquesan and, by extension, Polynesian tattooing practice. The following extract from Frederick O'Brien's Atolls of the Sun(New York : The Century Co., 1922, p. 343) records the remarks of an indigenous informant regarding the significance of tattooing in Marquesan society: ?"Tattooing in these islands," said Nataro, "was usually begun upon those able to pay for it at the age ofpuberty; but there were many exceptions of tattooingcommenced upon boys soon after their infancy or deferred until mature manhood. Illness, poverty, orother obstacle might prevent, and the desire of parentsmight cause early tattooing. The father or other relative or protector of the youth or girl paid the tuhukabut at the festivals even the very poor orphans weregiven opportunities to be tattooed by a general contribution, or the chief of the valley paid the fee. Yearswere occupied at intervals in the covering of the entirebody of men, which was the aim; but many had to becontent with having a part pictured, and often elaboratedesigns were never finished. You see many bare places,meant to be covered when the tuhuka began his work.Queen Vaekehu was converted to Christianity with butone leg done and forewent further beautification toserve her new God. Though begun in boyhood, the fulladornment of a man could hardly be terminated beforehis thirtieth year. During his lifetime of sixty yearshe might have it renewed twice, and as each pore couldnot be duplicated exactly the third coat would make hima solid mass of color, the goal of manly beauty.Though men usually sought to look terrible so thatwhen they faced their enemies they would inspire fear,with women the sex motif was dominant," said Nataro.' Related literature: Tréhin, Jean-Yves. Tahiti :L'Edenà l'épreuve de la photographie. (Paris : Gallimard, 2003) Provenance:James Lyle Young (1849-1929), Papeete merchant and Pacific Islands trader; by descent (Melbourne, Australia).…

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Studio portrait of a tattooed Marquesan dancer.
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SPITZ, Charles Georges (1857-1894)

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