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Dec 9, 2022 · 4 Traditional Fijian Chief’s Costumes. Published: December 9, 2022. Updated: March 22, 2024. FJ. In the following article, we are going to dip our toe into the traditional attire of the Chiefs and the Fijian community during the nineteenth century, with the advent of Christianity and westernization bringing many changes to the traditional way ...
Jan 17, 2021 · FIJI’S FAMOUS WAR CLUBS. 2021-01-17 -. GENERALLY, Fiji war clubs were neither too heavy nor too light. Historical records show this made them effective and easy to use during battles and at the same time, this provided them with an “inflicting blow”. Furthermore, each type of club was designed to specifically suit its user’s ...
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Fijian traditions and ceremonies. Fijian tradition and ceremony is a living way of life that has evolved as the Fijian nation has modernised over time, with various external influences from Pacific neighbours, and the European and Asian society. This general overview of various aspects of Fijian tradition, social structure and ceremony, much of ...
3 days ago · Great Council of Chiefs. The Bose Levu Vakaturaga was a formal gathering of Fiji's indigenous (iTaukei) chiefs. It was established by the British Colonial Government in 1875 as an advisory body and named the Council of Chiefs (the term “Great” was added sometime later in the twentieth century). The complex at Draiba was completed in 2009 ...
Caption reads: "The three Fijian chiefs who visited England in 1924 to render homage to the King on the 50th anniversary of the cession of their islands to the Crown. The photograpg was taken at Cockenzie House, Prestonpans, the residence of their host, Sir Everard im Thurn, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., who was Governor of Fiji from 1904 to 1911."
Feb 18, 2023 · Senior members of the Great Council of Chiefs with Cakobau seated at the top of the ramp above his brother Ratu Josefa Celua. The chief to his left, wearing a white masi turban is likely Musudroka, the Vunivalu of Rewa. Waikava, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Possibly photographed by F. Dufty, December 1876. Origins.
The House of Chiefs in Fiji consists of the Fijian nobility, composed of about seventy chiefs of various ranks, majority of which are related. It is not a formal political body and is not the same as the former Great Council of Chiefs, which was a political body with a prescribed constitutional role, although the membership of the two bodies did overlap to a great extent.
