• Title
  Prince Royal Tamatoa, ca. 1875-1880 / photographer C. B. Hoare, Papeete
• Creator
  C. B. (Charles Burton) Hoare
• Call number
  P1/1725
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1875-1880
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  900389
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 photographic print - carte de visite - 10.5 x 6.2 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Prince Tamatoa-a-tu Pomare (Tamatoa V), King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a was born 23 September 1842 in Mo'orea. Son of Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti, Moorea, and the Tuamotu. Adopted by Tamatoa IV King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a, he succeeded him on 19 August 1857 and crowned at Opoa by The Rev. Platt, 1 December 1860. Deposed in 1871. He married to Moe Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai (Princess Moe-a-Mai) (elder daughter of Te-He-papai Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai, of Faaa, Judge of the High Court, Pastor and Mbr. Supreme Council of Churches) and had one son and five daughters. He died at Pape'ete, 30 September 1881. He was succeeded by Tahitoe I, a member of the cadet branch of the Tamatoa Royal Family.
  
  Reference:
  Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ (accessed July 7, 2010)
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Created before 1955
• General note
  
  Transferred from P1/Tamatoa (BM), July 2010
  Digital order no:a4364025
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Prince royal Tamatoa -- in pencil on the reverse
  
  Photographer's stamp
• Name
  Tamatoa V, King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a, 1842-1881
  
• Subject
  Tahitians--Photographs.
  
• Topic
  portraits
  royal family (Tahiti)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3284677

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