Division of Ethnology photograph collection

Sultan in Uniform and Wearing Medals and Five Men, Entourage, In Costume with Daggers and Swords on Ship's Deck; Group of Men, Including Some Non-Native Sailors, Behind Them

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Object Details

Scope and Contents

Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.

sova.naa.photolot.97

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3361718ad-0211-4be3-805f-10163a0c4dc2

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

Extent

14,500 Items

Date

ca. 1860s-1960s

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Identifier

NAA.PhotoLot.97

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Drawings

Clippings

Citation

Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Arrangement

Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.

Genre/Form

Photographs

Drawings

Clippings

NAA.PhotoLot.97

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NAA.PhotoLot.97

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Record ID

ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0

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Painting by James Mc Donald Showing the Art of Mataora (Tattooing) Using Chisel and Pigments; Large Wood Effigy Figures Near Water in Background

Group in Partial Costume Outside Te-Ore-Ore (Carved and Painted Wood and Reedwork Meeting House) with Ancestor Panels, and Maihi (Barge Boards)

Orini (Young Woman) in Costume with Ornaments and Holding Wood Paddle Outside Plank House with Bark Roof

Rafter Decoration Pattern Photomechanical

Drawing by W. F. Gordon? of Maori Chief with Moka-Pu (Full Face Tattoo) and in Costume and Wearing Hei-Tiki (Amulet)

Girl in Partial Costume Outside Carved and Painted Pataka (Platform Storehouse), Called Takinga, with Wood Panels, Maihi (Barge Boards), and Threshold

Prow, War Canoe, Wood: with Intricate Scroll Carving from New Zealand

Drawing by Sydney Parkinson of Group in Costume and With Ornaments, Weapons, and Paddles; Patus in War Canoe

Two Young Women in Costume, One Wearing Flax-Fiber Cloak And Holding Wood Paddle with Carved Designs Near Carved Wood Ancestor Panels Interwoven with Reedwork Panels

Rafter Decoration Pattern Photomechanical

Painting by A. Cameron, After C. Frederick Goldie of Atama Paparanga With Face Tattoos, Wearing Flax-Fiber Dress, Hei-Tiki (Amulet), Ornaments, and Head Feathers

Painting by James Mc Donald of Chief Riwhitete Pokai of Nga Puhi Tribe with Face Tattoos and in Costume with Ornaments

Box, 2, Wood: Used for Feathers and Uawable Objects: Called Waka-Huia

Effigy Figure on Carved Head, 1, Wood Called Teko Teko Prow of Canoe, 3, Wood with Interior Carved Designs

Portrait of Woman with Hei-Tiki (Amulet) and Feather in Hair

Panel, 5, Wood with Carved Figural Designs (from Inside Wood-Frame Shelter Called Rununga Whare)

Barge Board, 2, Wood Called Maihi Panel, 2, Wood, Both with Carved Effigy Figures (from Wood-Frame Shelter Called Rununga Whare)

Two Men, One Non-Native, and Woman Outside Pole and Thatch House with View of Landscape and River

Painting by James Mc Donald of Taua (War Party), Group of Men In Costume with Weapons, Demanding Kai Kirihimete (Christmas Food) from Non-Native Man, Pioneer; Non-Native Man with Tupara (Double-Barrelled Gun) Nearby

Exhibit: Te Oha (The Abundant) Wood Pataka (Platform Storehouse) with Carved Maihi (Barge Boards), Paepae (Threshold), and Ancestor Figures

Te Rangi-Tahan, Follower of Te-Kooti, Guerilla Leader and Founder of Ringatu Church, with Woman and Boy; All in Costume Outside Pole and Thatch House, Man Holding Nephrite Patu (Paddle)

Painting of Woman Holding Child and Near Man; All in Costume On Porch of Carved Wood Building

Two Women in Costume, Greeting Each Other by Te Hongi (Rubbing Noses) on Pathway Along Cliffside; Woman and Two Children Nearby

Painting by Charles Frederick Goldie, 1904, of Kapi Kapi with Mouth and Chin Tattoos, Wearing Nephrite Ear Pendants