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

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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White Man with Body Paint Taking Measurement? of Choco Man Wearing Face Paint, Silver Ear Plugs, and in Ceremonial Costume

Cuna Man Wearing Dance Leader's Palm and Feather Headdress, and With Two Girls Wearing Nose Rings and in Costume Outside Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs; Group of Men and Boys Behind Them

Group of Men and Women; Women in Costume Outside Pole House With Thatch Roof and Palm Frond Shelter; Chicha (Fermented Corn Beverage) Trough, Burden Baskets, and Gourds Scattered on Ground

Man in Costume with Oxen Team Pulling Circular Pole and Sapling Structure (Plow?) in Field

Ceremony, Khwetha Initiation, Weonest ?

Choco Group Wearing Face Paint and in Costume, One Man with Silver Ear Plugs and Cuffs, Outside Platform House with Thatch Roof

Ceremony, Wajang-Wong Drama

Portrait of Chief Igwa Nigdibippi, 33 Years Old, from Agligandi Island, in Business Suit and Playing Reed Flute and Gourd Rattle

View of Monoliths in Field with Mountains in Distance

Two Men in Costume in Dugout Canoe; Two Men Pushing Wagon Loaded with Ore ? on Railroad Tracks (from Mines)

Woman in Costume, Holding Rolled Reed Mat and Carrying Young Boy, and Burden Basket with Tumpline; Three Men in Partial Costume with Bow, Arrow, and Machete Nearby

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View of Cuna Village Showing Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs and Dugout Canoes

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Two Young Cuna Women Wearing Nose Rings, Arm and Leg Bands and In Costume at Water's Edge

Group of Women and Children in Costume and Wearing Blankets On Roadway at Station; Train Nearby

White Man with Body Paint Taking Measurement? of Choco Man Wearing Face Paint, Silver Ear Plugs, and in Ceremonial Costume

Two Women in Costume with Bundles and Metal Basins Atop Heads, One Carrying Metal Container, on Roadway Near Mountains

Cuna Boys in Costume on Beach; Village of Pole Houses With Thatch Roofs in Distance

Group of Women and Children in Costume and Wearing Blankets On Roadway at Train Station

Drum House of Kabaka (Emperor) of Baganda Kingdom: Masonry And Pole Lean-to with Tin Roof; Group with Drums Inside

Cuna Man Wearing Dance Leader's Palm and Feather Headdress, and With Two Girls Wearing Nose Rings and in Costume Outside Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs; Group of Men and Boys Behind Them

Man Near Pole Fence and Gateway; Canyon in Background

Wooden Sled for Hauling Wood

Group of Women and Children with Bundles Atop Heads, Some With Walking Sticks, on Roadway Near Mountains

Three Expedition Members; in Camp on River Bank

Group of Men and Women; Women in Costume Outside Pole House With Thatch Roof and Palm Frond Shelter; Chicha (Fermented Corn Beverage) Trough, Burden Baskets, and Gourds Scattered on Ground

Man in Costume with Oxen Team Pulling Circular Pole and Sapling Structure (Plow?) in Field

Ceremony, Khwetha Initiation, Weonest ?

Choco Group Wearing Face Paint and in Costume, One Man with Silver Ear Plugs and Cuffs, Outside Platform House with Thatch Roof

Ceremony, Wajang-Wong Drama

Portrait of Chief Igwa Nigdibippi, 33 Years Old, from Agligandi Island, in Business Suit and Playing Reed Flute and Gourd Rattle

View of Monoliths in Field with Mountains in Distance

Two Men in Costume in Dugout Canoe; Two Men Pushing Wagon Loaded with Ore ? on Railroad Tracks (from Mines)

Woman in Costume, Holding Rolled Reed Mat and Carrying Young Boy, and Burden Basket with Tumpline; Three Men in Partial Costume with Bow, Arrow, and Machete Nearby

View of Group of Cattle in Brush Corral; Two Men and Wagon Nearby