The missionary Barnabas' Ahongalu on Ovalau. The ambrotype of Andrew Garrett is one of the rare portraits of native South Sea missionaries of the 19th century. Barnabas' Ahongalu was born around 1820 on the island of Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga and probably came into contact with Christian religion in his childhood. Since about 1835 he worked as a missionary of the Wesleyan Methodists, among others, in Samoa, Tonga and the Fiji Islands. There he encounters in 1868 the American scientist Garrett. Garrett supplied various collectors and institutions with natural salia, descriptions and drawin
The missionary Barnabas' Ahongalu on Ovalau. The ambrotype of Andrew Garrett is one of the rare portraits of native South Sea missionaries of the 19th century. Barnabas' Ahongalu was born around 1820 on the island of Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga and probably came into contact with Christian religion in his childhood. Since about 1835 he worked as a missionary of the Wesleyan Methodists, among others, in Samoa, Tonga and the Fiji Islands. There he encounters in 1868 the American scientist Garrett. Garrett supplied various collectors and institutions with natural salia, descriptions and drawings. His customers also belonged to the Hamburg Kaufmann Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, which combined his business activities in the South Seas with a promotion of the sciences and building a private museum. Garrett was the only scientist working for Godeffroy, who owned himself. A directory of the Museum Godeffroy from 1880 leads 26 portrait photographs from him. According to the bankruptcy of the company and the closure of the museum, its stocks were sold to different institutions by 1885. (Sven Schumacher)
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