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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

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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

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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Record ID

ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0

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Woman Wearing Yashmak (Veil) and Carrying Child on Shoulders; Man in Carved Wooden Window Panel of Brick Structure

Portrait of Four Women in Costume with Blamkets and Ornaments, One Smoking Pipe

View Inside Mosque of Mohammed Ali (1824-1857 AD) Showing Dome, White Marble and Green Jade Walls and Columns, and Hanging Glass-Covered Lights

Woman, Boy, and Girl, in Costume with Donkey-Drawn Cart; Turkeys and Rabbits in Crates

View of Ruins Showing Pylon of Isis's Temple with Bas-Relief Figures of Horus (Sky God) and Hathor (Sky Goddess) and Colonnade with Figures and Hieroglyphs

Whirling Dervishes: Boy with Bamboo Flute; Sacred Body on Cushion

View of Port City Showing Group Outside Commercial Buildings and Habitations; Boats Nearby

Egyptian Man with Woman Wearing Yashmak (Veil) and with Child in Costume on Donkey in Street Outside Wood and Plaster Building

Portrait of Man with Fur Headdress and Wooden Staff

Two Veiled Women in Costume Inside Bride's Wooden Carriage Supported by Two Decorated Camels Led by Two Men in Costume

Figure, Lava Stone:Effigy Called Hoa-Haka-Nana-La Moai

Egyptian Man, Dragoman (Interpreter-Guide) in Costume With Rifle and Saber

Woman Wearing Yashmak (Veil) and Selling Sugar Cane and Woman with Basket on Head, Selling Oranges; Both in Costume Outside Carved Wooden Window Panel of Brick Structure

Portrait of Three Women in Costume with Ornaments

Portrait of Young Man, Officer, in Costume with Swords

Aged Man Wearing Headring and with Three Married Women, One With Body Decoration, and Five Maidens; All in Costume Outside Dome- Shaped Thatch House

View of Grand Bazaar Showing Group in Costume with Camels, Donkeys, Food, and Other Goods Near Outdoor Stalls

Group of Egyptian Men, Dragomans, Hauling Tourists, Non-Native Group, Up Stone Blocks to Top of Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) (2551-2528 BC) or Great Pyramid

Portrait of Two Men with Face Paint and Costume and with Blowguns

Five Egyptian Men, Rug Merchants and Man Servants, in Costume Inside Shops Displaying Rugs, Pottery, Jade, and Brasswork

Portrait of King Mongkut, Rama IV, (Reigned 1851-1868 AD) And his Young Son, Both in Costume and with Ornaments

Egyptian Women in Costume with Water Jugs Atop Heads and in River; Village Under Palms in Distance

Group of Egyptian Men, Dragomans, Hauling Tourists, Non-Native Man, Up Stone Blocks to Top of Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) (2551-2528 BC) or Great Pyramid

Portrait of Chief Tomaki-Te-Mutu with Face Tattoo and Near Textile


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