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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

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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

GUID

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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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3361718ad-0211-4be3-805f-10163a0c4dc2
NAA.PhotoLot.97
NAA

Record ID

ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0

Showing 194 result(s)

  • Images 168 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Archival materials 194 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photographic prints 194 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photographs 194 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Naga 194 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sema 48 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Wancho ? 48 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Angami Ar 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Konyak 23 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Ao 11 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Nocten 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Chang 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Assamese 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Phom ? 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Lhota 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Naked Rengma 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Nespelim Indians 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Asia / Assam / Willis Colln 97 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Asia / Assam / Naga/Thado 87 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Oversize / Oversize Mixed Region / Asia 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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Object

Petticoat with Cowrie Shell Decoration Used by Chief's Wife Or Daughter in Tiza Valley, and Cloth with Circular Cowrie Shell Decoration Worn Only by Wife of Rich Man Who Has Done Complete Series of Ceremonies in Dayang Valley

Young Woman in Costume with Chaddar (Woven Shawl) Beside Plank Door of Bamboo Longhouse

Ang (Chief) of Pongchaw in Traditional Chief's Costume, Wearing Four Brass Heads on Necklace Indicating He Has Taken Four Heads, and Carrying Gun and Dao (Knife)

Great Ang (Chief) in Costume, Wearing Burmese Tiger Robe And Holding Whisk and Spear, in Front of Menhir Commemorating Conquest (Also Place of Ritual Sacrifice)

Object

Young Man in Costume, Cutting Steps Into Log with Dao (Knife)

Man in Costume, Wearing Wood Headdress and Great Indian Hornbill Feather on Hat Indicating Headhunting Success, and Carrying Flintlock Gun and Dao (Knife)

View of Hill of Dead Towards Which Souls of Dead Lhota and Sema Nagas Go

Morung (Unmarried Men's Pole and Thatch House)

Man in Costume by Monoliths

Object

Ang (Chief) of Khanu in Costume with Chest Tattoo, his Hair Wrapped Around Bar of Wood with Two Carved Hands Indicating He Has Taken Two Heads, and Holding Gun and Dao (Knife)

View of Village Showing Thatch Houses

Man in Warrior Costume of Cowrie Shell Sash, Loincloth, Belt with Brass Shield, and Disc Earrings

Woman in Costume, Harvesting Arum Roots in Field; Child And Burden Basket with Tumpline Nearby

Carved and Painted Wood Genna Post

Mithun (Wild Cow) Horns Decorating Interior Walls of Great Ang's (Chief's) Longhouse (Horns Signify Number of Feasts of Merit He Has Provided for his People)

Group of Men in Ceremonial Warrior Costume, Playing Battle Game with Shields and Tin Cans at Administrative Center

Man, Warrior, in Ceremonial Costume Worn During Dance To Celebrate Victorious Raid

View of Village Showing Woven Bamboo Mat Houses with Thatch Roofs on Piles Built on Hillside

View of Bridge and Terraced Fields

Man in Warrior's Ceremonial Costume of Great Indian Hornbill Feather in Bear Fur Hat, Boar's Tusk Necklace, Goat Hair Shoulder Sash, Cowrie Shell Loincloth and Waist Bands; And Holding Spear and Dao (Knife)

Group of Men in Costume, Dancing


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