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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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Ruins of Mendoet, Buddhist Temple Complex; Boy in Costume, Showing Method of Arranging Headgear and Sitting on Stone Pillar

View of Camp Showing Group in Costume, Including Non-Indian Man, Trader, Outside Toldos (Skin and Pole Tents); Meat Drying On Poles

Two Pole and Thatch Shelters Surrounded by Stone Wall; Group In Costume Inside One House

Two Women in Costume with Guanaco Robes Outside Toldo (Skin And Pole Tent)

Exposition Congolaise de Tervueren: Man in Uniform with Women and Children in Costume Outside Reed Pole House with Thatch Roof

Brazilian Woman, Banana Vendor, in Costume with Infant on Back and Basket of Bananas on Head

New Guinea Men Wearing Gourd Penis-Sheaths, Palm Fiber Armour and Some with Weapons

Object

Man and Two Old Men in Costume Outside Pole and Thatch Shelter; House in Background

Man Leading Camel with Woman Riding on Top; Both in Costume

Group of Men of Mandingo Tribe, About 80 Miles East From Monrovia

Woman in Costume and on Horseback with Articles for Travel, Including Infant Cradle; Young Boy Outside Toldo (Skin and Pole Tent); Bola, Horse Trappings, and Drying Meat on Poles

Group in Costume in River; Rowboat and Outrigger Canoe Nearby

Ceremony

War Canoe Under Construction Inside Pole and Thatch Shelter

Two Non-Native (?) Men, Woman, and Cow Outside Two Pole And Thatch Houses Near Shore; Outrigger Canoe Nearby

Statue and Fountain of Aboriginal Woman in Costume and With Shield in Plaza

View South from Islet Showing Eroded Coral Reef

Ruins of Chandi-Siva, Hindu Temple Complex (9th Century AD), Entrance; Boy in Costume Near Stone Statue of Seated Guardian

Woman in Costume Inside Toldo (Skin and Pole Tent)

View of Hiqueru Atoll from Ship Showing West End

Pole and Thatch House with Palm-Slat Walls in Jungle Clearing

Group in Outrigger Canoes Near Large Steamship

Group of Men and Women at Poi Party Outside Pole and Thatch House

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