Joseph D. Strong
n.d.
Mr Lloyd Osbourne in Marquessas chief's full dress
[Photograph album of Lloyd Osbourne]

Photograph
23.9 x 19.2 cm
 
Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services
Library Item, 19385
 
Lloyd Osbourne poses for a studio portrait whilst wearing the dress of a Marquesan chief. He is carrying a fighting club in his right hand with his decorated with a tiki face. He is wearing anklets, skirt, loin cloth, collar, and headdress made of shell and tortoiseshell on his forehead. A circular drum stands on the floor beside him.
 
This portrait was probably taken in the studio at Waikiki, by Joe Strong, Stevenson's stepson -in-law. There is a string attached to Lloyd's left hand, to keep him steady during the exposure.
 
Lloyd Osbourne was Robert Louis Stevenson's step-son.
 
The Marquesas Islands are situated in French Polynesia, in the southern Pacific Ocean. They are volcanic and are named after the Marquis of Ca±ete, who financially supported the Spanish Explorer Alvaro de Menda±a de Neira who disovered the islands in 1595.
 
LL/41056